Barkby Beach, the start of my walk today.
Barkby Beach - the tide ebbing.
More of the ebbing tide at Barkby Beach.
An Oystercatcher and Herring gull on Barkby Beach.
Only 4 miles to go until lunch at Rhyl.
The Coastal Path to Rhyl.
You can only just see the wind turbines off shore.
Sand collecting on the path.
A Great black back gull on the beach.
Reflections.
At least one council tries to keep the path from too much sand.
The Police helicopter flies past.
A Carrion crow points the way.
Rhyl in the distance.
A Carrion crow takes advantage of the pile of cleared sand.
No sand here.
Herring gull and Great cormorant.
Looking across the golf course on the way to Rhyl.
On the outskirts of Rhyl.
"I didn't know the Druids had public toilets."
Getting closer to Rhyl.
Rhyl Lifeboat Station.
Rhyl Central beach, where I enjoyed playing on as a youngster.
Stranded on the beach.
Approaching The Foryd and Rhyl Harbour.
Pont y Ddraig and the Foryd ahead.
Rhyl Harbour and Pont y Ddraig.
The Wales Coastal as it heads towards Kinmel Bay.
More of the Wales Coastal Path near Kinmel Bay.
The Little Orme and Great Orme from Kinmel Bay.
"I wasn't expecting a flood on this path!"
Part of the Wales Coastal Path approaching Pensarn.
Still 2.5 miles to go.
The Snowdonia hills on the skyline above Pensarn beach.
The last stretch of the Wales Coastal Path behind the sea defences.
Abergele and Pensarn station getting closer.
The notice board by the car park at Pensarn.
It should have reminded me that dogs leave unwelcome messages that sometimes their owners fail to clear up.
I didn't, and had to clean the bottom of my shoes before I dared catch the bus back to Rhyl.
At Rhyl, I had 30 minutes to wait for the Holywell bus, so I enjoyed 20 minutes in this welcoming local hostelry, enjoying a pint of Black Sheep bitter.
Distance: 9.2 miles.Climb: 240'
Time: 4 hours 10 minutes.
On the moves walking average: 3.0 m.p.h.
Overall walk average; 2.2 m.p.h.
Temperature: Around 12 Celsius
BWF: 0-2 Max 7.2 m.p.h. Light breeze.
Birds seen or heard included: Common starling, Meadow pipit, House sparrow, Herring gull, Great black back gull, Great cormorant, Oystercatcher, Common redshank, Pied wagtail, Common blackbird, Black billed magpie and Eurasian curlew.
The weather today, turned out to be better than expected, it didn't feel that cold, and the wind was always at my back. Showers were on the forecast, but thankfully they didn't materialise.
Distant views were never good, although the Great Orme did get clearer as I approached Pensarn. As I approached "sunny" Rhyl, even the wind turbines seemed to be in sunshine. It didn't get as far as shining on me today!
The sea was on the way out as I set off from Barkby Beach, and was at its lowest when I arrived at Pensarn.
I stopped briefly at Rhyl harbour to change my shirt and have a few cups of fruit tea
The height of the new sea defences and work around Kimmel Bay, meant that I didn't see the sea for quite some time after lunch.
Not many cyclists on this route today, but lots of dog walkers!
I was lucky with the bus time from Pensarn/ Abergele station, as the Rhyl bus arrived two minutes after I arrived at the stop. I was even luckier at Rhyl, the Chester bus was delayed, so I had twenty minutes to have a pint of Black Sheep bitter in the Cob and Pen, before it arrived.
Finally, I stopped off at the Central Hotel in Shotton to have another pint along with meal of "Steak and ale pudding with mash potatoes and mushy peas.
Overall, a very enjoyable day out, despite it being overcast!
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