Is this a challenge to Gelert?
On the first path under investigation for me.
Distant hills still not clear.
Back on track 0n the Pilgrim's Way.
Sign language on marker posts.
Thankfully we knew which one to follow downhill!
An Asian short clawed otter in the Conwy Water Gardens.
Not the usual duck you would expect to see.
" I think I know where I am gpoing."
"i'm not so sure!"
Is this rally the best spot to stop for lunch?
Maybe today as at least we were in the shade.
Buzzard over Park Mawr,
Buzzard over Park Mawr,
Little egret on the Afon Conwy.
Is this the dock area associated with Caerhun?
Inside St. Mary's Church, Caerhun.
St. Mary's Church, Caerhun.
Walk stats: 8.2 miles. Climb: 1129’.
Time: 5 hours 8 minutes. On the move walking average: 1.8 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.6 m.p.h.
Temperature: 22.7 Celsius at the start. 12.0 Celsius at lunch. Maximum temperature - 25.0 Celsius mid-afternoon
Beaufort Wind Force: 0 – 3. An occasional light breeze, but gusted a few times to a very pleasant cooling Moderate breeze of 8.6 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn and Ed,
The weather forecast was pretty accurate today, although it was a little more humid than was forecast or we would have liked.
This was Ed’s last minute change of walk, hoping to find an area where we had less chance of getting wet.
Rowen villagers would be pleased as well as it was the day for their carnival. Arriving back at the start, cars were parked everywhere – good to see that so many people had decided to come to the carnival, even if it wasn’t on our agenda!
The walk today covered several paths we have used on many occasions, but also allowed us to investigate one or two that I haven’t been along before. One or two paths weren’t easy to follow and without GPS’s with OS Mapping would not have been easy.
An interesting bonus was going through the Conwy Water Gardens, where we saw some Asian short clawed otters were seen.
Lunch was taken in Glyn Parc wood, before Ed knew of an easy way out of the wood, not strictly a path, but well worth taking!
The highlight after lunch was visiting St. Mary’s Church at Caerhun, well worth a visit and an interesting CADW recording of its history to inform you of the history of the area from Roman times.
Birds seen or heard today included: House sparrow, Common blackbird, Barn swallow, Common swift, Woodpigeon, Black headed gull, Jackdaw, Common buzzard, Oystercatcher, Mute swan, Great cormorant, Little egret and Eurasian jay.
Overall an enjoyable walk, completed without more than a few spots of rain. However I did experience torrential rain on the way home lasting between Llanddulas and Broughton. Just as I parked up outside my house the rain stopped completely – what a blessing!
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