I left Prestatyn having found three different signs saying they were at the end of Offa’s dyke path. I visited all of them to be safe so have now walked “round” Wales. I have gone from Chepstow to Prestatyn via Offa’s Dyke path and the Wales Coastal path.From then on it was a flat walk…

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This was a day of following the R5 cycle route from Colwyn Bay to Prestatyn. As such it was all paved and almost pancake flat.The coastal defences around Pensarn are made up of about 25,000, and they are all numbered, concrete blocks shaped like kid’s toys stacked together. Strangely impressive.Once you get past Pensarn the…

Leaving Conwy was made difficult as you kept getting good views of the town and castle and so kept stopping to take photographs.The glorious views continued up the long climb to the top of great Orme. It costs £3.90 to drive up there and you’d miss the views. Lots of guillemots and razorbills nest on…

Leaving Bangor happened late mainly because I overslept and my sat nav for reasons unknown hadn’t charged overnight.The path out of Bangor just wanders around in desperate attempt to get me back to the coast after I left it at Bangor.After six miles of tracks, roads and pavements I finally got to the Menai straits…

I walked slightly regretfully the last few miles to take me off the island of Anglesey.The walk gave me good views of the Pont Brittania and the suspension bridge.I also came across the large statue of Nelson near the Pont Brittannia. This was one of the earliest statues made in concrete.I finally set off across…

Today was spent wandering along tracks and lanes with only brief glimpses of the Menai straits as a reward.This was mainly, I suspect because the path was going round the vast Badogan estate in the south west of the island.For a change of pace I spent several hours walking through Newborough forest with still no…

The day did not start well when at about one AM the main tentpole of my tent snapped and the tent duly collappsed on top of me.Luckily it was not raining and in daylight I could see that the pole was definitely broken. This left two problems, a long term one of replacing the tent…

This gets a section all of its own. As I headed towards Treaddur, I noticed the coastguard helicopter flying low above me.After a short while it dropped one of the crew off and he moved swiftly towards a nearby cove.I was about 30 yards away and decided , possibly not on the basis of logic,…

Today was a two-part day. Part 1 make my way to Llanfacraeth to meet my friend Dave and have lunch, part 2 get to my B&B in Holyhead.The first part went well till I missed a diversion in a swap and ended up walking along the top of a wall with three feet of water…