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...
THE VIDEO COLLECTION - 'the outtakes'!!! Being a first time bl ogger short on IT skills, I thought the best way to share some of the occasional videos I took would be in a separate post - here they are. The quality varies and content is a bit repetitive but when I look back at some of the moments (a few really rather hair-raising๐๐ ๐ ), what fun we had!!
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