Day 1: Holyhead So, the team arrived at Holyhead, the official start of the clockwise coastal walk of Anglesey, full of enthusiasm and anticipation , on Saturday 20th April, only to find St Cybi's Church gate locked and the starting point of the path diverted!! A quick walk around the church perimeter and luckily we found the path again, clearly marked, the sun was shining, and all bode well for a great first day. And what a day.......the first stretch took us along the coast, through the Penrhos Coastal Park and over the Stanley Embankment. There's been some good engineering by Thomas Telford and Stephenson constructing bridges since the mid 19th century in Anglesey ๐, never imagined 50 years ago that we'd be actually walking over it!! The first few hours went pretty much to plan, frequent stops, a prime picnic bench with fantastic views over Penrhos Bay but the afternoon brought ...
Day 13 FINAL DAY - Trearddur Bay to Holyhead So today we set off, once again in unbelievably fine weather, to walk the final leg (no pun intended!) of our challenge. I had only vague memories of visiting Trearddur and South Stack lighthouse in the late 1960's when we stayed in a caravan in Benllech, but I hadn't remembered how pretty and interesting the coastal area is as you leave Trearddur Bay. Well, apart that is from the dark eerie big house perched on the cliffs to the left - is it the spooky home of the Addams Family?? This morning my phone was on fire - not literally, but it was regularly pinging with people donating to our Just Giving page after I'd sent out a last minute appeal to try and reach £2000. It was Michael McIntyre who inspired me with his 'send to all' slot ๐ but it did mean I had to teach myself how to 'broadcast' ๐) A bit thoughtful today as I walked - we've had hair-raising, funny, crazy mom...
Day 8 - Llanfairpwll to Newborough Who'd have thought we'd meet Nelson on the banks of Menai Strait looking down to Plas Newydd (National Trust stately home)?!?! The statue was apparently erected in 1850 to help guide shipping, prior to Thomas Telford building his high suspension bridge, which then allowed tall ships to navigate this troublesome stretch of water. The route passes through St Mary's Church, where a funeral was scheduled to take place this morning (Saturday). A good number of graves contain the bodies of lives lost due to war - death in service or tragically very young life lost in equally tragic circumstances. An idyllic path just a little inland from the Menai Strait Due to time constraints and a very boggy field, we had to miss visiting Bryn Celli Ddu Burial Chamber but were compensated by a lovely coffee spot at Moel y Don, close to the water's edge. Will have to find time on a future visit to see the 4000 year old Solstice Cottage and a Druid p...
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