Friendly donkeys in a field West of the Little Orme.
Llandudno Bay from the brow between Little Orme Head and Creigiau Rhiwledyn.
Going to the trig point on Little Orme Head was not a good idea today!
Looking towards the quarry and Porth Dyniewaid.
Descending the new stepped section of the Coastal Path on the East side of Little Orme Head. Easy yes, but not so when there are challenging gusting strong winds.
Over 80 Grey seals beached in Porth Dyniewaid.
A closer view of some of the Grey seals beached in Porth Dyniewaid.
Little Orme Head from Mynydd Pant.
he Great Orme and Llandudno Bay from Mynydd Pant.
Nigel leading the way a path that we were exploring for the first time.
Looking North east towards Mynydd Pant,
a view that we were experiencing for the first time.
Walk stats: Distance: 5.6 miles. Climb: 2157' (GPS wind assisted reading, in reality about 1000')
Time: 3 hours 32 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.1 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.6 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Nigel and Elaine T.
We arrived at the start, knowing it was going to be quite warm, but hoping that it would not be too windy and the rain wouldn't come in early. Well we didn't get all three wishes, lots of sunshine, no rain but wind that could on occasions be described as rather strong.
The only time the wind was really strong was as we approached the brow between Little Orme Head and Creigiau Rhiwledyn, and it was strong enough for me to suggest that it wasn't worth struggling to the trig point on Little Orme Head.
Our last visit to the Little Orme was only a few months ago, but we had a pleasing surprise to find that one of the most awkward sections on the Coastal Path on the South east side of the Little Orme had been stepped.
Always at this time of year, we hope to see Grey seals beached in Porth Dyniewaid, and once more were weren't disappointed.
As we climbed up Mynydd Pant, the wind again became on the strong side, so lunch time with a view was out of the question.
However, we did find a suitable spot on the path towards Nant-y-Gamor, sheltered from the wind, in the sunshine and suitable rocks on which to sit.
Soon after lunch we were exploring a path that was new to all of us, and it prove to be a delightful path despite it being uphill just after lunch!
It wasn't long before we could see threatening clouds over the Great Orme and a rainbow towards Colwyn Bay, but thankfully we arrived back at th car, still bathed in sunshine and once again "enjoying" the very strong wind that had set us on our way over three hours easier.
Birds seen or heard today included: Oystercatcher, Eurasian curlew, Herring gull, House sparrow, Jackdaw, Black-billed magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion crow, Blue tit, Great tit, Common blackbird and a Mute swan (seen on Penryn Bay Golf Course on the way home).
Overall a very enjoyable walk, capped with a pint of Lees Bitter at the Britannia Inn at Halkyn.
An added bonus was to getting home in time to see Wales have their first win in the 2020 Six Nations and listen to the commentary on Liverpool getting yet another win!.
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