The Great Orme from Conwy.
On top of the world.
Not really, it isn't even the top of Conwy Mountain!
A rainbow in the sky.
Possibly not my best side!
Lunch in the Sun.
This little piggy didn't budge an inch when we passed within two feet of her.
A new view of Conwy Castle.
Walk stats: Distance: 11.4 miles. Climb: 2085'.
Time: 6 hours 55 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.1 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.6 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn and Mike D.
Sunshine and showers were on the menu, and that was exactly what we got. Thankfully we had more sunshine than showers! When the Sun was shining we would have been better off wearing shorts, but at other times we were glad that we weren't!
The whole of the Conwy Mountain section was completed in warm sunshine, and it was only after crossing the road at the Sychnant Pass that our first spell of rain kicked in.
We headed off in our usual direction and planned to have lunch at a small wooded enclosure. This we did, and by this time we were bathed in sunshine again.
After lunch we realised that this wasn't really part of the route as described. However this little extension did give us a superb complete rainbow to enjoy and our first sighting of Red-billed choughs in 2012.
The new part of the route, looked quite tricky on the OS map, but thankfully the route descriptions were very good.
We encountered three problems on route, the need to cross two fences that were "stileless" and one case where and additional rope had been put across the field to keep horses back.
The last approach to Conwy, gave us some superb views of the Conwy Castle and its walls from the Southern side.
We arrived back at the car having had a good almost 7 hour walk.
Birds seen or heard today included: Greenfinch, Herring gull, Jackdaw, Carrion crow, Common redshank, Oystercatcher, Curlew, Mallard, Teal, Shelduck, Great tit, Chaffinch, Blackbird, Dunnock, Meadow pipit, Common buzzard, Kestrel, Red-billed chough, Raven, Great tit, Black-billed magpie, European robin, Mistle thrush, Nuthatch, Goldfinch, Common pheasant, Woodpigeon and Great tit.
After walk drinks and a meal were enjoyed at the Britannia Inn at Halkyn. The Lees bitter and the cheese and onion pie were superb!
We encountered three problems on route, the need to cross two fences that were "stileless" and one case where and additional rope had been put across the field to keep horses back.
The last approach to Conwy, gave us some superb views of the Conwy Castle and its walls from the Southern side.
We arrived back at the car having had a good almost 7 hour walk.
Birds seen or heard today included: Greenfinch, Herring gull, Jackdaw, Carrion crow, Common redshank, Oystercatcher, Curlew, Mallard, Teal, Shelduck, Great tit, Chaffinch, Blackbird, Dunnock, Meadow pipit, Common buzzard, Kestrel, Red-billed chough, Raven, Great tit, Black-billed magpie, European robin, Mistle thrush, Nuthatch, Goldfinch, Common pheasant, Woodpigeon and Great tit.
After walk drinks and a meal were enjoyed at the Britannia Inn at Halkyn. The Lees bitter and the cheese and onion pie were superb!
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