E aʻo e ʻae i kou hopena e lawe i ka mana ma kahi huakaʻi waʻa ma o ka Brecon Beacons National Park ma South Wales.
ʻO Nina Ruggiero ke luna hoʻoponopono kiʻekiʻe o Travel + Leisure a me ka mea hoʻokumu pū o Be A Travel Writer, he papa pūnaewele no nā mea kākau moʻolelo huakaʻi. He kanaka New York ʻo ia e noho ana ma Los Angeles me ka hoihoi kūikawā i nā wahi kahakai, nā huakaʻi waho, nā hōkele kū hoʻokahi, nā huakaʻi aloha holoholona me kāna golden retriever @travelswithcali a me nā mea Italia āpau.
“E lohi!” i kāhea aku ai kuʻu hoa ʻo Alex mai ke alanui kokoke i ke kahawai aʻu e holo nei. ʻO kāna leo Welsh mahana a me kona leo hoʻomaopopo i uhi iki i ka hopohopo i loko o kona leo.
I ka pane ʻana, ua paʻi koke au i ka lever hewa i mua, e hoʻouna ana i kā mākou waʻa he 45 kapuaʻi me ka wikiwiki piha i loko o ka uhi hao o ke alahaka huki a Alex i wehe ai. ʻO ka mea pōmaikaʻi, ʻo ka wikiwiki piha o ka moku ma kahi o ʻehā mile i kēlā me kēia hola. Eia naʻe, ua lohe ʻia kahi pahū nui o ka hao ma luna o ka hao, e hoʻōki ana i kahi hui liʻiliʻi o ka poʻe e kū ana. ʻAʻohe mea ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi ma mua o nā ʻAmelika e hoʻokele ana a puni UK.
"ʻOiaʻiʻo... lohi," wahi hou a Alex. Ma koʻu ʻaoʻao, ʻo Kali, kaʻu ʻīlio golden retriever, nānā akula i ke kahakai me he mea lā e haʻalele ana ʻo ia i ka moku.
Ua hoʻolimalima mākou i kēia waʻa mai Country Craft Narrowboats ma ke kauhale ʻo Llangynyddr i kā mākou huakaʻi ʻekolu lā ma o ka Brecon Beacons National Park ma South Wales. Ua ulu ʻo Alex ma kahi o 30 mile ka mamao a ua lawaiʻa pinepine a hoʻomaha ma ia wahi me kona ʻohana. ʻO kā mākou waʻa, ʻo Country Girl, he moena nui me nā moena checkered, kahi lumi kuke piha, kahi lumi hoʻokipa a me kahi ʻaina, kahi lumi ʻauʻau me ka ʻauʻau, a me kahi papahele nui no ʻelua mau noho hoʻomoana. Hiki iā ʻoe ke noho ma luna a inu i kou kofe kakahiaka ʻoiai e pāʻani ana nā ʻiole. E hoe ana ma ko mākou ʻaoʻao.
Ma hope o kā mākou huakaʻi hoʻi he 20 mile ma ke kahawai ʻo Monmouthshire a me Brecon mai Llankindir a i ke kūlanakauhale ʻo Brecon a hoʻi mai. Holo mākou ma waena o nā ʻāina kuaʻāina, nā wahi hānai hipa a me nā piko one ʻulaʻula o Brecon Beacons, kahi i kapa ʻia ai ka paka. Ua hahai mākou i ka palapala ʻāina o ka hale inu ma ke kahawai a hoʻopaʻa i ka heleuma no ka pō i hiki iā mākou ke hoʻi maʻalahi i ka waʻa e pāʻani kāleka a hiamoe wale paha i ka ʻoluʻolu o ko mākou waʻapā.
Hele ko mākou mau lā i ka mehameha piha i ka hauʻoli. Ua hoʻolilo mākou i nā hola he nui e hauʻoli ana i nā hiʻohiʻona a me nā leo o ka paka, i kekahi manawa e kū ana no ka hele wāwae a i ʻole ka pikiniki.
Ma hope o kahi lā ua a makani hoʻi i waho o nā loka o ke kahawai a me nā pā lepo, ʻaʻohe wahi ʻē aʻe e hoʻokō pono ai i kahi cwtch (Welsh no ka "ʻapo, ʻapo" a i ʻole kahi palekana liʻiliʻi) ma mua o kahi hale inu mahana. Ua kū pinepine mākou - me ka lauoho pulu, nā lole lepo a me nā ʻīlio pulu - a ua hoʻokipa ʻia me nā lima hāmama. Ma hope koke iho o ke kū ʻana ma ka Royal Oak Hotel ma ke kauhale ʻo Penchley, ua loaʻa iā mākou kahi kelepona e haʻi mai ana ua kaʻawale ko mākou waʻa a ke lana nei i waenakonu o ke kahawai. Holo akula ʻo Alex i ka ua e kiʻi iā ia; ʻO ka noho ʻana ma ke ahi me ke aniani o Breacon gin - kahi ʻuhane Welsh i hoʻoheheʻe ʻia mai ka wai o ka paka aupuni - hiki ke kōkua i ka hōʻoluʻolu i kou mau aʻalolo.
ʻOiaʻiʻo, ua hoʻolauleʻa mākou i kā mākou huakaʻi i Brecon me kahi gin lawe ʻia mai Hop In Beer & Gin House, i lawelawe ʻia me nā lālā rosemary, nā ʻāpana grapefruit a me ka pepa ʻeleʻele. Ma hope o kēlā ahiahi, ua kū mākou ma ka hale ʻaina ʻo Three Horseshoes ma luna o ka puʻu ma Grosffordd a ʻai i ka stew leek, ka ʻōpū puaʻa a me ka monkfish Cornish i loko o kahi hale kahakai lāʻau i waena o nā iʻa ma ka māla hope.
Ma waho aʻe o ke kamaʻilio ʻana me kekahi mau mea mālama manawaleʻa nāna i kōkua mai iaʻu e hoʻohana i nā laka i ke koena o ke ala ʻoiai ʻo Alex e paʻa ana i ka hoe waʻa (ua aʻo mākou mai kā mākou mau hewa), ua hoʻolilo ʻia ko mākou mau lā i ka mehameha hauʻoli. Ua hoʻolilo mākou i nā hola e hauʻoli ana i nā hiʻohiʻona a me nā leo o ka paka, i kekahi manawa e kū ana no ka hele wāwae a i ʻole ka pikiniki. I ka wā e ua ai, e like me ia i kēlā me kēia lā, hele mākou i ke ʻano ola, hopu i kā mākou lako pale wai, kāhea i nā kuhikuhi, nalowale ko mākou mau leo i ka makani, a hui pū e hoʻokele maʻalahi i kā mākou mau waʻa i kahi palekana.
ʻO ke ʻokoʻa ma waena o ka mālie a me ka adrenaline i hāʻawi mai iaʻu i kahi ʻike hohonu o ke aloha a Alex i ʻōlelo mau ai no kāna mau huakaʻi kamaliʻi i nā Brecon Beacons. ʻO kona ʻano maikaʻi hohonu a me ka hoihoi no ke ola o kēlā me kēia lā, kahi mea ʻē iaʻu i koʻu hālāwai mua ʻana me ia, ua lilo koke ia i mea kūpono: inā ʻaʻole aʻo ka poʻe Welsh e hula i ka ua, ʻaʻole loa lākou e loaʻa ka manawa nui e hula ai. ʻaʻole loa.
Hāʻawi ʻo Country Craft Narrowboats i ʻeono mau moku me nā ʻoluʻolu āpau o ka home. Loaʻa mai Malaki a ʻOkakopa.
Hiki iā ʻoe ke inu i kahi pia kuʻuna ma ka hale inu ʻoluʻolu o kēia hale hoʻokipa o ke kenekulia 16, a i ʻole e hauʻoli i nā kīʻaha kai maikaʻi o ka hale inu, me ka pai iʻa me ka puree saffron a me ka iʻa cod loin i kālua ʻia me ka pea a me ka mint puree.
Ma kahi kokoke i ke Ala ʻo Taff, ma hope o ka hele wāwae a holo paikikala paha, hiki iā ʻoe ke hauʻoli i ka ʻai kuʻuna o ka Lāpule a i ʻole ka pai steak a me ka ale puʻuwai, ka hipa shank a i ʻole ka chili con carne, i lawelawe ʻia me kahi koho o nā pahu Pack kūloko a me ka gin no ka ikehu.
E ʻai i nā kīʻaha home kuʻuna e like me ka ham a me nā hua manu, ka iʻa a me nā ʻuala palai, a me ka moa curry ma ka māla pia kahakai o kēia hale inu ʻohana i ka wā e ʻālohilohi ana ka lā, a i ʻole ma kahi kapuahi o loko i nā lā ua.
ʻO nā mea punahele o ka hale inu ʻai kau e like me ka venison loin me nā radishes a me ke kāpeti crispy; ka ʻōpū puaʻa me ka ʻāpala ʻōmaʻomaʻo a me nā shallots; a lawelawe ʻo Garden Beach Shack i nā līki i puhi ʻia me ka nori seaweed emulsion i hiki i nā mea ʻai ke hauʻoli i nā hiʻohiʻona mauna me ka nānā ʻole i ke aniau.
Ua wehe ʻia i ka makahiki 2020, lawelawe ka Hop In i nā pia hana lima mai Progressive Brewery a me nā gins mai nā wahi a puni o ka honua, a me nā meaʻai māmā i hana ʻia me nā mea hoʻohui mai nā mea hoʻolako kūloko, me ke keiki hipa kuʻuna me ka Welsh cheddar; nā mussels keʻokeʻo i ka waina, ke kālika a me ka duck leg confit; ʻO ka ʻakaʻakai ʻōmaʻomaʻo a me ka ginger croquettes.
To explore Wales in more detail, contact T+L A-List consultant Nicola Butler, who is planning a trip around the country, including hidden gems like the Pembrokeshire coast. Email: nicola@noteworthy.co.uk.
Ua puka mua ʻia kahi mana o kēia moʻolelo ma ka puke pai ʻo Travel + Leisure o Dekemaba 2022/Ianuali 2023 ma lalo o ke poʻo inoa ʻo "Riverside Stories."
Ka manawa hoʻouna: Iune-07-2024