Not the best place to park today!
About to go under the walls into Conwy.
Conwy Harbour.
A Herring gull on the Harbour.
Common redshank on the estuary as the tide goes out.
Looking towards the Great Orme.
Daffodils in flower and it isn't even March.
On the delightful path across Conwy Mountain.
A couple of Conwy Mountain's residents.
A Raven on Conwy Mountain.
Looking towards the Hills from the path across Conwy Mountain.
Heading towards the Sychnant Pass.
Looking towards Puffin Island from the North Wales Path.
Snow on the hills, taken from my lunch spot.
I've had better views from my lunch spot!
The small lake on the north west side of Maen Esgob.
The Afon Conwy from south of Craigfedwen.
A good patch of Snowdrops.
Alpacas in their usual field.
Friendly donkeys.
I wonder who lived in this house when it was first built.
I hope they find something worth eating.
The other entrance to the big house (this part is called "Middle House")
Distance: 7.3 miles.Climb: 1398’.
Time: 5 hour 4 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.1 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.5 m.p.h.
Temperature: 4 – 10 Celsius. Mostly around 7 Celsius.
Beaufort Wind Force: 0-2. Occasionally just making a Light breeze.
Group: Martyn and Mike.
The weather forecast for today was looking good, with little rain expected. However, as ee set off there was dampness in the air and it briefly started to rain. However, from about 10-30, there was no rain, mainly sunny. However, it was not quite warm enough for me to be tempted to take my jacket off.
Distant views became clearer as the day went on and the high hills were covered in snow. Lots of people were out, taking advantage of the weather, many of them with dogs.
We had lunch, just before going around Maen Esgob. The wind was still quite cool, so sheltered behind the stone wall.
After lunch, we took the path heading south from the gate near our lunch spot, unfortunately this meant that we missed out going past llyn y Wrach. We realised our mistake when we reach a small lake that we knew was not Llyn y Wrach.
Conditions underfoot were good, until we crossed the field towards Mount Pleasant. This field was the muddiest I have ever experience on this walk., cleaning boot would be necessary when we got home.
Birds seen or heard today included: European robin, Common blackbird, Dunnock Woodpigeon, Wood nuthatch, Black billed magpie, Carrion crow, Jackdaw, Rook, Great tit, Blue tit, Common redshank, Great spotted woodpecker, Great cormorant, Herring gull, Red billed chough, Mallard, Raven, Mistle thrush, Wigeon and Song thrush.
Overall, an enjoyable walk, finishing in warm sunshine. Once again, I was home in time to clean my boots before it started to rain.
After walk drinks, were enjoyed at the Blue Bell Inn at Halkyn, where Lees bitter went down well.
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