Life's a Bitch by Stitch

  We're back on Anglesey and he's joining us for the first bit through these paths between wild flowers and by the high walls of the priory fields. I'm still trying to get this off my nose but nobody's taking any notice of me. Through the gate there's views of the mountains of Eryri and more sheep with lambs. Then he heads back to the car part (and a coffee) while we continue along lanes passing more fields and houses. We pass a herd of belted Galloways who had a lovely view of the sea looking back from where we'd come from. We passed lots of gorze bushes (with the scent of coconut) and eventually dropped down fields and steps to reach the rocky sea shore.  Luckily the path went along a lane for a while until the signpost led us to the shore path which was clear.  I wasn't happy walking along the decking but that was better than walking along the top of the wall that seemed to last for miles.   We got to the end and then I saw him coming towards us. Only ano...

We're away for three days though we don't reach Red Wharf Bay until lunch time and then we have to walk all the way round to the pub on the shore before stopping for something to eat.  Nice and sunny there with loads of people trying to park. Then he goes back to the car so we continue towards Moelfre.  Now this may be a coast path but it's far from level.  We were up and down steps and slopes in the woods after Benllech Bay but we kept up the pace and enjoyed the views and smells.  She was so busy looking at plants, I had to keep waiting for her. Then we saw our destination on the far side of a beach.  Nearly there!  Well not quite.  But when we did reach Moelfre they went to a cafe for tea and cake (nothing for me).   We then drove to Amlwch where they'd booked a hotel for two nights - dog friendly of course. The next day he joined us for the first part of the walk towards the old lighthouse in Moelfe.  We continued towards Llaneilian ...

 It's a cool but sunny spring day and we're back on the Coast Path with Criccieth Castle behind us.  (She'd already done the stretch from Llanystumdwy without me).  There are spring lambs and daffodils. We set off on the promenade, then along the railway, over the hill and down to Black Rock Sands where there was a traffic sign!  We couldn't manage ten miles an hour but some of the cars were racing along the hard sand between the dunes and the sea.  Lunch was on a seat with a view of the estuary and I got some of her sandwich.  Then we headed inland with great views of the mountains of Eryri and Merioneth as well as the distant shoreline.   Then we met Ian on another well placed bench catching up on his correspondence.   The walk from there into Porthmadog was very picturesque.   We returned by train from Talsarnau the next morning and walked from the main railway station back to the Steam Railway and the continuation of the Co...