It's a bit windy!
Moorhens playing on the Prestatyn Golf Course.
The waves keep rolling in on Barkby Beach.
Walking on the Wales Coast Path on the sand dunes from Prestatyn to Gronant.
"Is that the Point of Ayr Lighthouse I can see?"
Mich adds another shell to ths interesting piece of beach craft.
The Point of Ayr Lighthouse on Talacre Beach.
Can you see them?
Walk stats:
Distance: 9.3 miles Climb: 884' (Wind assisted GPS reading) In reality about 120'.
time: hours 13 minutes/ On the move walking average: 2.7 m.p.h. (I didn't know my legs could still walk that quick, but we did have a couple of pace makers!. Overall walk average: 2.2 m.p.h.
Temperature: Minimum - 8.2 Celsius. Maximum: 9.2 Celsius.
Beaufort Wind Force: 3 - 4. Mainly a gentle breeze, but at times gusting to a modertate 17.9 m.p.h moderate breeze.
Group: Martyn, Sue and Michel, Nigel, Mike and Fran.
We arrived at the start in rain, delaying our start for twenty minutes or so. Even when we set off therfe was still rain in the air, but with the wind we didn't really get wet, ony those wearig spectacles were inconvenienced!
The surprise of the day was seeing a snmall flock of Pinkfooted geese in the field next to the car park, and just down the roud there was a flock of about fifty Eurasian curlew,
Birds seen or heard today (mainly seen) includerd: Pinkfooted goose, Eurasian curlew, Common blackbird, House sparrow, Mallard, Teal, Moorhen, Mute swan, Herring gull, Shelduck, Carrion crow and Oystercatcher.
The wind was the main challenge today, firstly as we headed through Prestatyn Golf Course ( surprisingly with quite a lot of golfers out playing) and more so as we retuned to Gronant through the Naure Reserve,, through Prestahaven Sands and along the Coastal Path back to Gronant.
Probably the best part of the walk was along the top of the sand dunes back to Gronant with the strong wind behind us lunch was taken at the entrance to Presthaven Sands where we were allowed to use the picnic table under the shelter. When we retuned later another walking group,like us, were no doubt grateful to do the same.
Heading towards the lighthouse the wind was strong enough to create a sand storm, thankfully only a foot or so above the beach and coming from behind us.
Arriving at Talacre, no-one opted to extend the walk to the Point of Ayr RSPB Hide. Everyone was happy to head straight back to Gronant through the Nature Reserve.
We were all glad to arrive back at the cars, take of our boots and waterproofs, gert in the cars an head for the hospitality of the Blue Bell Inn at Hakyn. Lees bitter was the choice for some and me when I got home, and for others it was a brew from Facers (a local brewery.
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