Looking towards Chester from the Saltney Ferry Footbridge.
A Grey heron at the Balderton Brook outflow.
Gulls and crows on the sandbank opposite Saltney Riverside Park.
The marker stone for the Wales Coast Path.
Looking into England - the border, but no passport needed.
The Deva Stadium from the riverside path.
Another Grey heron, opposite the Riverside Promenade.
The Roodee from the Riverside Promenade.
The Chester / Handbridge weir on the River Dee.
River Dee and The Groves, Chester.
Grosvenor Park, looking a little better than a few weeks ago.
Distance: 5.7 miles.Climb:180'.Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
On the move walking average: 3.0 m.p.h.
Overall walk average: 2.6 m.p.h.
Birds seen or heard: - House sparrow, Black headed gull, Lesser black back gull, Herring gull, Common blackbird, European robin, Great cormorant, Mallard, Common coot, Moorhen, Carrion crow, Long tailed tit, Black billed magpie and Grey heron.
Weatherwise it looked like it would be a good day to take a walk rather than a bus ride. Although it was rather overcast, it was dry, pleasantly warm and the wind was hardly noticeable - in fact perfect for walking.
Surprisingly, it was very quiet, very few cyclists (none of which were lycra louts), about half a dozen runners, a few dog walkers, and only as I reached the Roodee did I see any walkers (without dogs).
Early on the quiet was only disturbed but several light aircraft flying overhead to and from Hawarden Airport.
With few distractions, I made good progress and was in Chester at 11-45, I'm time to call in at the bank to pick up a few money bags that I needed before I could cash in some coins at the bank.
All that was left on the agenda, was to visit Bull and Stirrup to sample more of them brews on their Beer Festival.
I finished off by visiting the Square Bottle to sample a few more beers in their beer festival. It was o busy, I had to sit outside, and thankfully the Sun came out, so sitting outside was quite pleasant. The downside, was there seems to be no designated smoking area, and I couldn't find a seat where cigarette smoke didn't drift over!
Otherwise, it was a very enjoyable Saturday day out.
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