According to the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways website (www.festrail.co.uk), the Welsh Highland Railway is the UK's longest heritage railway. It runs for 25 miles from Caernarfon to Porthmadog and looks as though it takes in some stunning scenery on its 2 1/4 hour journey: lush fields, wooded river valleys and views of Snowdon - see this helpful leaflet. I've just discovered that it stops near the YHA hostel, where we will be staying. The Snowdon Ranger is a request stop only and I am endeared by the idea of hailing the train as though it were a bus!
I would love to take a ride on this steam train, perhaps leaving our car behind for the day and travelling up to explore Caernarfon. Sadly, I don't think we will have time, as we are only in Snowdonia for a few days and our trip is now being cut slightly shorter by a necessary trip to the dentist. I cracked a molar and, thanks to a resulting infection, require a root canal if I want to avoid losing the tooth - ouch! I've been instructed to avoid chewing on the left side of my mouth until it's all sorted and it's made eating a terribly unenjoyable experience. Aside from feeling unnatural, food just doesn't taste the same! Anyway, I want to get my tooth fixed asap but the soonest my dentist can fit me in is the day we planned to head to north Wales. So, we are going to delay our departure by a few hours but it means we lose all our valuable daylight hours on our first day and canoeing on arrival is now out. I still want to paddle, so we'll try to do that on another day but it unfortunately means we will have less time to explore the rest of the Park. I think we will have to return another year to experience everything we are missing this time!
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