Still on #BarryIsland #YnysYBarri but when we visited on Friday last week we called up to #TrinityStreet in #Barri #Barry where the main action in #GavinAndStacey was shot! A bloody steep Street! And even saw a Nessa lookalike on the #GavinAndStaceyTourBus #DavesCoaches 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #BarryLife #Barrybados

angry winter sea....
angry winter sea....
#beginnerphotographer #sea #barryisland #barrybados #wales #emaphotos #canoneos

We’re beside the sea. To the middle distance over on the right there is a sheltered bay. To the left, leading away is a wide promenade, with prominent puddles. The subject of the photo is the large number of people, mostly dressed sensibly, some with high viz,some in Halloween kit, but all with a bike or scooter. The sky is cloudless blue, despite the fact that the rain was hammering down ten minutes previously

We’re on a wide tarmac promenade. A group of people on bikes is riding away from the camera. We seem to be part of the group. To the left, a grey pebble beach and a sliver of grey sea. To the right, we glimpse another body of water, lower than the promenade. That’s an ornamental lake. The sky is blue with low white fluffy clouds on the horizon, which is formed by a rise in the land. Building, houses in the far distance to the right, trees to the far distance left. The large white flag on one of the bikes reads “kidical mass Barry”

Wow, that was a great #KidicalMass in #Barry #Barrybados.

Organised by the amazing AB, we were a great gang of people on wheels. It wasn’t far, but the energy was great. We moved from #BarryIsland to the #Knap, with plenty of stops to re-group.

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Oh, what's occurring?
I'm having a lunch stop in Barrybados. That's what #cycling #bikepacking #barrybados #gavinandstacey

Paul standing in front of the Marco’s cafe sign, with Smithy, Gavin, Stacey and Nessa behind.

Barry Island parkrun banner, with additional sign “Oh. What’s occuring? Billericay parkrun 257km ➡️

Oh! What’s occurin’?

Tough but enjoyable course at #Barry #Parkrun 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. Tidy! 😁

#Barrybados

Barry Island today and decades ago

#Barrybados on a bank holiday today, compared to decades ago (I prefer today) 🏖️ Lush day out 👌🏻 #Barry #BarryIsland #WelshRiviera #Wales

Looking down a country lane edged by tall green hedges. The sky is blue. The sun is in the upper left of the photo. In the middle distance, an arched stone railway viaduct crosses from left to right. I take these photos so I can enjoy the progress of the sun across the sky as the seasons change. Here at the summer solstice, it’s high left, in December it’s low to the right. This photo is dedicated to everybody who rides a bike for transport and especially to those who ride year round. I’m particularly enjoying the warm weather at the moment which means that I don’t need gloves for warmth, and thinking back to the depths of winter when even withmy warm gloves with pogies, I’d still arrive at work frozen. In the mornings this week, the dips in the landscape contained delicious, cool air, but in winter, they’re punishingly cold. Whatever you ride, keep on keeping on.

The same view, but in the depths of December. This is the winter solstice 2024. The sky is dark, the sun not yet risen from the bottom right. A smudge of orange hints at the sunrise to come

The same view at the March equinox. The sun is mid frame, the hedgerows not yet full of life.

…and at the September equinox. The hedges are tall and green. The sun is mid frame, with wispy high cloud. There’s a bit of lens flare.

Morning all. I’ve been quiet recently, but I’m still doing the #Biketooter thing most days.

Here’s my usual photo from my commute, heading down into #Porthkerry park in #Barrybados here in #Cymru.

This week’s photo from the #solstice is compared with the […]

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We’re in a bar. It’s quiet. In front of us is a table. It’s light wood, and square. We’re close, sitting at the table. Immediately in front of us is a pint glass with a third of a pint of cloudy yellows beer. A round logo on the glass states “Craft Republic” Flanking the glass, behind and to the side are two silver beer cans. Each has a label. In printed type is “Craft Republic” for that’s where we are. The left can’s label is handwritten “Full Circle I'm not a Sailor I’m the Captain 11/5 6.5% 500ml” The other can reads “PollyS Sonar Bamboo 11/5 6.8% 500ml”

There are benefits from finishing late at work (parcel guy was late). Now I have to wait for the next train. #Barrybados #CraftBeer #Cymru

Gathering in King Square, Barry for the March for independence. Lots of Welsh flags, yes Cymru, other small nations, sunshine, singing and hwyl

Woman with Welsh dragon and Yes Cymru flags in her backpack

Eadyth speaks to the crowd

People marching through the streets. Flags, singing, kids, dogs, between 6-7,000 according to police

Lovely day for a march in #Barrybados
Only regret was flag made of nylon 😅
I love how when Welsh people get together Calon Lân will be sung and it will be sung in 4 part harmony. This is the way
#independence #annibyniaeth

Down in #Barrybados there is Zios Gelateria with a wide variety of different flavours of homemade #icecream I had strawberry.

A nice little 10k earlier tonight at Porthkerry Country Park. #running #barrybados

Not the worst way to end the day…

#Sunset
#Barrybados
#Wales

Canada Geese #BarryDocks #No2 #Barrybados @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

Nice walk by the sea and around the old harbour
#Barrybados

I think this is the M V Tenacious. It's moved from the Basin to No2 Dock Barry #Barrybados @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

The Parade Gardens this morning in Y Barri. #barrybados

#barrybados in the rain

No2 Dock #Barry #Barrybados The Lady Claudia #Netherlands General Cargo Ship, loading scrap metal @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

Thawing out after a dip in the sea!! #barrybados #craftrepublic

On the train to #barrybados

A picture looking into the dawn sky. The sky is grey blue at the zenith, peachy orange towards the ground. We’re in a wide valley. On either side of the frame a bare tree branches. The focus of the image is an arched stone railway viaduct which crosses the frame, with its flat top across the centre of the image. It has tall legs which taper slightly to the top. The legs are joined by semicircular arches. Two are clearly visible in the centre of the image, two more to the left are obscured by trees. Three to the right are also partly obscured. The rising sun is obscured by the central leg.

A view down a country lane, bounded by tall hedges. This a a picture of stark contrast. The foreground is dark, with a lighter ribbon of road leading away from us. The focus of the image is the sky which occupies the top half. The sky is dark grey/blue at its zenith, blending to peachy orange at the horizon. The sun is rising to the mid right of the image. An arched stone railway viaduct is silhouetted in the distance.

Morning #Biketooter gang! The morning commute is getting lighter! The streetlights were turning off as I departed, and the backlight on my bike computer turned off at 07:42 - that was 07:53 last week. Here’s the view from my viewpoint in #Barrybados #Cymru, with an extra bonus pic.

Called into the People's Republic of #Barrybados this evening @debbiem6009.bsky.social @lewisy1993.bsky.social @saamsamm.bsky.social

We’re in a tunnel under a railway line. It’s about 30 metres long. On the left is a rough stone block wall. Leaning against that wall is a bicycle. We’re at the level of the top of the wheel, looking slightly up to the tunnel roof. We can see four parallel tracks for lights, leading away from us. The nearest is white, next is yellowyorange, then blue and white, then blue and white again. In the middle distance, these light tracks step upwards, indicating a change in height of the tunnel roof. The distant lights are more purple. It’s not very clear, but the tunnel arches up from left to right and is made of brick. The bicycle has a red tail light, a small Welsh flag, and a yellow square field with a black camera enforcement icon.

Here you go, #BikeTooter gang. My commute this evening took me through the Island Road #tunnel in #Barrybados. It’s been pimped with lights on the arched roof - the lights change colour, and move along their tracks. Sometimes they’re 🌈, other times red, and […]

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In spite of appearances, it wasn't exactly a *sizzler* today in and around #Barrybados
@stormhour.bsky.social
@metoffice.bsky.social
@thephotohour.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather #getoutside

Beautiful afternoon spent by the sea. #Barrybados 💙

A square-ish tunnel mouth, viewed from in the tunnel. A small folding bicycle stands across the entrance with the peachy blue sky of a cloudless dawn behind. The sun is just appearing on the horizon

A view from a harbourside. The water is perfectly calm. The sky is blue with the orange of dawn on the horizon. A yellow bollard in the foreground. The main subject of the image is a cargo ship. It’s a bulk carrier with a red hull with a white band around the top of the hull. The bulbous keel is visible at the waterline. The name “LADY CARINA” in white on red on the bow. This is a view of the port quarter. On the quayside, machinery can be seen, particularly a machine with a yellow,jointed arm, loading cargo.

The same ship, this time with a steel fence between it and the viewer. The fence has 2.5metre tall vertical bars. A small grey folding bicycle is in the foreground.

Wow, that was bracing. It’s freezing here in #Cymru, and #Barry Docks is private land so doesn’t get gritted*, so my #BukeTooter from the train was a walk, but what a walk! The #SchiffSamstag is loading wood chip - #Barrybados seems to have become a hub for […]

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❓What's occurring weatherwise in #BarryIsland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿?
Surreal effects of anthropogenic light sources on low cloud over Jackson's Bay and Whitmore Bay including the 1923 Western Shelter
@stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social #Barrybados #GavinAndStacey

Today I went to the land of #GavinAndStacey We can’t wait for the final episode on Christmas Day❤️❤️ #IsaMary #Barrybados #DogsOfBlueSky

Some photos of Barry, South Wales.

Popped down the Island for the afternoon. Went on the slots. #Barrybados

Barry from Eastenders with shirt neck open looking [checks notes] smoulderingly at the camera holding a dial up digital phone handset - webcam live chat spoof ‘call me now’ [smallprint: you may be allocated a Barry sound-alike]

#Barrybados bod