I've not been to Swansea before - our digs are in Mount Pleasant (photos to follow - the decorative tastes of the owner are certainly eclectic). Swansea is an odd little place. I'm not really sure how to describe it. It seems to be quite poor economically and socially. Only having been here for a few hours I've already come across some quite open inhabitants. I don't think I'd be too comfortable living here, to be honest. I'll put it another way - I'm concerned that the car might not be there in the morning.
I've never seen hills like they have around here - driving from the Eisteddfod to our digs took us up a hill which on first look seemed almost vertical. Walking back from the pub just now left me out of breath - I'd certainly have some good muscles in my legs if I lived around here.

Life on the road certainly has its pros and cons. On the one hand, expenses are good. We spent 20 quid at the pub tonight which can all be claimed back. Depending on your own taste, never knowing where you'll be is either a good thing or a bad thing.

It used to be that I quite liked this type of thing, constantly flitting about up and down the country. Does it mean I'm getting old if I'd prefer to be back at home?

We ended up getting a couple of people recorded today, which is the reason I'm actually here. I'm quite pleased we've got at least something to show for our time. Hopefully we'll get a lot more tomorrow - another four recordings would be fantastic, but I think that might be being a bit hopeful.

I've checked out the route home and it seems far better. Longer (Just under 200 miles - the journey down was about 140, I think), but the roads certainly look a lot nicer - my route straddles the Wales/England border for most of the way.

I had quite a relaxing night. The guy I'm working with and myself went out and had a pub meal, and then found a Riley's snooker & pool hall, where we got 10 games of pool in. I have to say, he's a fantastic player, although I only just managed to scrape a win at 6-4.

Guess I should try and get a good night sleep.