As we left Tintern Abbey, the sun was slowing trying to peep through the mist and would have made the abbey look even more special. But this was not a photography holiday, so we continued next to Symonds Yat near Ross-on-Wye. From this vantage point you get a spectacular view of the River Wye as it curls its way through the countryside. If we had been doing the Wye Tour of old, we would have arrived by boat and then walked up to the top of the rocky outcrop called Symonds Yat. But we drove here instead! We did see the steps down to the river but decided we did not have enough time to do that trip, so stayed at the top and enjoyed the wonderful view as the mist had lifted by now. We also watched some birds of prey, probably peregrine falcons, arguing in the far distance and later fighting off some crows.
We were all rather hungry by now so decided to head off to Monmouth for a late lunch.
