h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Highlight of Hay-on-Wye so far was Toni Morrison who was spellbinding.
Lowlight was losing the rubber foot off one of my crutches in the mud and spending 15 minutes retrieving it.

Putting things in your message centre rather than your journal means only I read them. Was that your intent? Sounds good anyway.

We have brought so many books back this time that they are causing a noticeable curvature in space-time. We finished with the Blaenarvon male voice choir which really does wrap it all up well.

Overnighted in a workhouse-turned-hotel at Rhyadar - lots of documented history that was very interesting. Not sure if this is of use in our lineage, but they seem to have very detailed records in the work houses.

nearest would be the orphanage my father went to, of which I cannot find any info

I imagine that orphanage didn't survive the war if it was located in or around Bermondsley?