July 2019 - Beth Foot Forward

Week 42 – Llanfairfechan to Leasowe

Posted on July 24, 2019July 24, 2019 by Beth

Wednesday 17th to Tuesday 23rd July 2019

Llanfairfechan to Llandudno 14.91 miles
Llandudno to Abergele 11.89 miles
Abergele to Point of Ayr 13.3 miles
Point of Ayr to Flint 13.05 miles
Flint to Neston 12.64 miles
Neston to Leasowe 12.01 miles

Total miles this week 77.8

Total miles to date 1863.14

Approaching Conwy Castle, Llanfairfechan to Llandudno

Conwy Castle, Llanfairfechan to Llandudno

“Llandudno was the holiday destination resort of the real Alice in Wonderland, Alice Liddell, the girl who inspired Lewis Carroll and for whom he based his worldwide famous story on, Alice in Wonderland”

The TSS Duke of Lancaster, “a railway steamer passenger ship that operated in Europe from 1956 to 1979, and is currently beached near Mostyn Docks”. Point of Ayr to Flint.

Week 41 – Cemaes to Llanfairfechan

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Beth

Wednesday 10th to Tuesday 16th July 2019

Cemaes to Llaneilian 11.9 miles
Llaneilian to Meolfre 10.2 miles
Meolfre to Glan-yr-afon 11.72 miles
Glan-yr-afon to Bangor 12.82 miles
Bangor to Llanfairfechan 13.09 miles

Total miles this week 59.73

Total miles to date 1785.34

Penmon Priory and dovecote, Glan-yr-afon to Bangor

Menai suspension bridge, Bangor to Llanfairfechan

Week 40 – Bangor to Cemaes

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Beth

Monday 1st to Tuesday 9th July 2019 Anglesey

Bangor to Dwyran 11.66 miles
Dwyran to Aberffraw 12.60 miles
Aberffraw to Anglesey Airport 9.91 miles
Anglesey Airport to Trearddur 11.21 miles
Trearddur to Porth-y-Felin 9.91 miles
Porth-y-Felin to Llanfwrog 9.96 miles
Llanfwrog to Cemaes 12 miles

Total miles this week 77.25

Total miles to date 1725.61

Nelson’s Statue looking out onto the Menai Strait, Bangor to Dwyran

This sculpture by Ann Caitlin Evans depicts the “gafrod” of marram grass, harvested and drying in the sun. Newborough residents used to harvest the grass every two years and weave it by hand to make mats for their homes. Dwyran to Aberffraw.

These sculptures were designed by pupils from Newborough school 2013. Dwyran to Aberffraw.

Sculpture in Newborough Forest. Dwyran to Aberffraw.

The wall of a private estate, Dwyran to Aberffraw

Old brickworks gallery, Holyhead Breakwater Country Park, Trearddur to Holyhead

Detail of the pedestrian bridge, Holyhead

Week 38 and 39 – R&R near Brecon, Wales

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Beth

Wednesday 19th June to Sunday 30th June 2019

I spend this week having some R&R near Brecon, so although well away from the coast I wanted to share the beauty of the area. A different sort of walk to my norm; inland at Llangynidr, a 3 mile stroll along the Usk Valley Way following the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal. Then an evening walk along the edge of Llangorse Lake, the largest natural lake in South Wales. Situated in the Brecon Beacons National Park, it’s a haven for wildlife. Later during my break we had a short walk up to the top of Allt yr Esgair. Great views of Llangors Lake and the winding river Usk.