Menai Bridge at low tide with iced rocks and algae
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Bernd Kronmueller
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Menai Bridge at low tide with iced rocks and algaeThe World > Europe > UK > Wales |
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When the tide went out this mornig it was about -5°C. This meant that the water that was lapping over the algae covered rocks built up a thin layer of ice. I only got there in the afternoon when the clouds looked as if we were in for another bit of snow.
I liked the look of the abandoned boats "caught" in the ice and the winter lighting gave the whole scene a kind of eerie look.
In the distance at NE (behind the green rowing boat) you can just about see Bangor pier protruding into the Menai Strait.
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Wales (Cymru in the Welsh language) is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The major cities are Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and Bangor. The city of St. Davids is the smallest city in the UK with a population around 2000. Wales itself has a population of around 3 million. The Welsh language is spoken by around 20% of the population.
