The new notice board indicating the start of the Wales Coast Path at The Cop on Sealand Road.
The new finger post at the start of the Wales Coast Path.
The true start of the Wales Coast Path as it crosses the border into Wales.
"There is some writing on the path here. I think it is in Welsh."
Superb piece of artwork welcoming you into Wales.
A skein of Pink footed geese flying over the river.
I recognise that footbridge.
Two Mute swans grazing on the grass on the other side of the river.
A Little egret seen from our lunch spot.
The start of our return route after lunch.
The iconic bridge over the A494 that carries the Millennium Way and our route back to Chester.
The Millennium Way and no-one in view - a rarity!
The new notice board welcoming you to Blacon.
Not far now, just a short way along the towpath to the Telford's basin.
The final approach to the Telford's Basin.
Time: 5 hours 14 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.9 m.p.h. Overall Walk average: 2.4 m.p.h.
Temperature: 6.3 Celsius at the start. 7.3 Celsius just after lunch.
Beaufort Wind Force: 0 – 1 Mainly calm, but just about reached Light air along he Millennium Way in the afternoon.
Group: Martyn and Fran.
A late decision was made to switch the from the potentially muddy encounters we could expect had we gone on the originally planned walk to this walk that we knew would be mud-free.
Much better than that, we used our bus passes to get to the start of the walk in Chester and ended up with a pint beer for under £2.
This isn’t one of the most exciting of walks, but as expected it was mud-free and we did get views of Moel Famau!
The River Dee was pretty high and flowing very fast, with lots of birds taking advantage of the free ride on the ebbing tide, some facing upstream, letting the river flow carry them backwards.
Lunch was taken, just before the Queesferry A494 road bridge, where we could take advantage of a bench before taking the path away from the Wales Coast Path.
The surprise today was that most of the cyclists were polite and warned us of there approach appropriately, but as ever there is always the odd exception or two. One recumbent cyclist nearly ran into us and was rebuked by his mates and an idiot travelling at high speed on an illegal e-bike.
Not much wind today, and we never saw the Sun all day.
There wasn’t a lot to distract on the walk today, so our average on the move speed was just under 3 m.p.h.
A longer walk that usual, so it took us over 5 hours before we could enjoy liquid refreshment at the Bull and Stirrup. It was so busy that we ended up sitting outside!
Birds seen or heard today included: Common blackbird, Carrion crow, Jackdaw Woodpigeon, Winter wren, Mallard, Pied wagtail, Herring gull, Black headed gull, Reed bunting, Redwing, Great cormorant, Ltttle egret, Mute swan, Oystercatcher, Common blackbird, Moorhen, Long tailed tit, Common redshank, House sparrow, Pink footed goose, Black billed magpie and European robin.
Overall, an enjoyable walk, much better than staying at home doing the house work!
I enjoyed a second pint in the quare Bottle, where there were plenty of seats inside, and I could get warm again before catching the bus home.
Another bonus today was all of the buses we used today were on time.
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