ain't nothing perfect...

I’ve often spoken about the beauty and tranquillity of this stunning island, but it does have its fair share of contradictions. RAF Valley is world renowned for its training of fighter jet pilots, and of course they need somewhere to practice. Now if you’re into aeronautics this could well be heaven on earth for you. On any sunny day at Rhosneigr beach you’ll see 3 or 4 of these machines hurtling around the sky, chasing each other and performing some amazing manoeuvres, they also kick out quite a sound as they pass overhead. If you want to get up real close then just book a round of golf at Anglesey Golf Club and by the time you reach the back nine you could melt your marshmallows off the rear burners on these monsters.

Thankfully their flights are normally short lived and night time training was stopped quite a few years ago. One very positive thing that has come out of the RAF base is the new commercial airline that flies in and out of the airport twice a day and for £15.00 (booked well in advance) you can be in Cardiff in just under an hour. There’s talk of extending their routes over to Dublin where, believe it or not, we have yet to visit.
For anyone staying on the island, a cheap walk-on-ticket on the ferries will get you over there in just a couple of hours and, I’m reliably told, makes for a great day out…