Wednesday 28 November 2018

The Ullswater Way - part 2 - Waterfoot to Patterdale - 11miles - 1850ft


Waterfoot cottages Pooley Bridge

A bright but very frosty early morning

Sunrise over Heughscar hill

Watermillock church

Lingering mist over Ullswater (and below)


What's happening here?

Gowbarrow Fell summit trig point (481m /1,578ft)

The village of Dockray from Gowbarrow Fell

Ullswater with Loadpot Hill behind

Descending by Aira force to the lake side (and below)



The Ullswater launch

Looking north from Aira point....

....and south towards Kirkstone

Thursday 22 November 2018

Day - 4 North Wales Path - Llandudno Junction to Abergyngregyn - 14miles 1300ft


Heading across the river to Conwy castle

How to point a castle!

Looking down the Conwy river from the waterfront

Another 'Smallest House' in Great Britain!

Climbing Myndydd y Dref or Conwy Mountain 244m (800ft)

Looking across the estuary to Deganwy from the summit

Looking back to The Great Orme and Myndydd y Dref

The path then follows the road and rail to Llanfairfechan 

Descending to Sychnant Pass

Penmaenmawr bay 

Penmaen Mawr mountain rising from the coast

Looking across the entrance to the Menai Straits to Anglesey
and Puffin island

Llanfairfechan Point

Bera Mawr and Bera Bach 807m (2647ft)

Zooming in on Bera Mawr

Looking across the Menai Straits to Beaumaris

Day 5 in prospect as the Snowdonia National Park lies ahead

Day 5 in prospect as the Snowdonia National Park lies ahead

Thursday 15 November 2018

Day 3 - North Wales Path - Colwyn Bay to Conwy - 15 miles 1250ft


Early morning on Colwyn Bay sea front.

Rhos Point with Little Orme's Head behind.

Climbing the Little Orme

Trig Point on Little Orme 141m 463ft

Llandudno Bay with the Great Orme's Head behind

Llandudno centre with the route of the Great Orme Tramway behind

Lifeboat Station -  Llandudno

Looking back along the seafront to the Little Orme

The Grand Hotel

Llandudno pier

Starting a circuit of the Great Orme's Head

A new route up for Danny to try! (..but not on this occasion.)

Looking back down the coast to Llandudno

Don't Jump!

The Old Light House buildings on the Headland
- now a 'B & B' Guest House

Turning back south into the Conwy estuary


Looking back at the Great Orme

Day 4's prospect on the other side of the estuary


Looking further down the coast to Anglesey

Conwy Castle as the cloud encroaches at the end of Day 3