Day 3 – Dulas to Llanbadrig
Day 3 dawned bright and sunny, and despite the aches and pains that had started to set in, we set off in high spirits, having feasted on prize-winning duck eggs for breakfast. We walked from Dulas to Amwlch in glorious sunshine, and Roz and Helen were optimistically dressed in shorts (Lindsay, ever the pessimist, had decided to start out in waterproof trousers – which later proved to be a wise idea!). We regaled each other with jokes (mostly unprintable) – the only one we agreed was suitable to go on the blog was courtesy of Julie (via Helen) – “There has been a fire in the alphabetti spaghetti factory – if it explodes, it could spell DISASTER!”
The terrain was varied, a beautiful (but soggy) estuary, and then up on to fields on top of the cliffs. Rozza told us Robbie Williams had phoned her last week to tell her that his new album’s out soon – listen to Chris Moyles on Friday for the interview (with Robbie, not Roz). We were just enjoying the sunshine, and stopped for a photo opportunity, when the heavens opened – a short sharp hailstone shower left us absolutely soaked. It was that wet that Rozza suggested running for the bushes – she said she’d never been so wet, must have been bad for her to suggest running anywhere! We crouched by a gorse bush to wait for the shower to pass, and were rewarded with the most magnificent rainbow across the headland at Point Lynas. Onward and downward to Amlwch, with another soaking along the way, where we found a café to sit outside and dry off.
The landscape has been stunning today – dramatic cliffs and a turquoise sea - and it’s been amazing to see such a variety of wildlife – we’ve seen an egret, a seal, and flocks of gannets diving like arrows for fish.
On our way back out of Amlwch, a young lad named Griff stopped us – he’d seen us in Moelfre the day before, and gave us £10 towards the cause – diolch yn fawr Griff! That gave us a well-needed boost, and set us on our way smiling.
The stretch from Amlwch to Llanbadrig was just as beautiful – we climbed high on the cliffs, and found secluded beaches only accessible from the path or by boat. By this point though, the rain was coming hard horizontally, in a cold wind. The rescue helicopter was hovering overhead – we were debating whether we were wet enough to be rescued! Underfoot was also very wet and muddy – it was pretty miserable walking at times, but the thought of why we were doing it kept us going. That and our terrible singing – the sight of Roz singing Kylie’s “I should be so lucky” whilst dripping wet from head to toe will stay with me for a long time! To pass the time, we tried to come up with the top 10 songs that described our journey so far – hopefully the list below will give you some idea of what we were going through….
Lovely day (Bill Withers)
I would walk 500 miles (Proclaimers)
Why does it always rain on me? (Travis)
Sunshine on a rainy day
Here comes the rain again (Eurhythmics)
Bring me sunshine (Morecambe and Wise)
I should be so lucky (Kylie)
Somewhere, over the rainbow (Dorothy)
Wishing I was lucky (Wet Wet Wet)
The long and winding road (Beatles)
Eventually we reached Llanbadrig, where the local vineyard was still open for tastings. They generously gave us a donation, and we purchased a bottle for tonight’s dinner – well deserved!
So, a total of 44 miles down (with only a few bits that hurt), only another 62 to go!
Day 3 dawned bright and sunny, and despite the aches and pains that had started to set in, we set off in high spirits, having feasted on prize-winning duck eggs for breakfast. We walked from Dulas to Amwlch in glorious sunshine, and Roz and Helen were optimistically dressed in shorts (Lindsay, ever the pessimist, had decided to start out in waterproof trousers – which later proved to be a wise idea!). We regaled each other with jokes (mostly unprintable) – the only one we agreed was suitable to go on the blog was courtesy of Julie (via Helen) – “There has been a fire in the alphabetti spaghetti factory – if it explodes, it could spell DISASTER!”
The terrain was varied, a beautiful (but soggy) estuary, and then up on to fields on top of the cliffs. Rozza told us Robbie Williams had phoned her last week to tell her that his new album’s out soon – listen to Chris Moyles on Friday for the interview (with Robbie, not Roz). We were just enjoying the sunshine, and stopped for a photo opportunity, when the heavens opened – a short sharp hailstone shower left us absolutely soaked. It was that wet that Rozza suggested running for the bushes – she said she’d never been so wet, must have been bad for her to suggest running anywhere! We crouched by a gorse bush to wait for the shower to pass, and were rewarded with the most magnificent rainbow across the headland at Point Lynas. Onward and downward to Amlwch, with another soaking along the way, where we found a café to sit outside and dry off.
The landscape has been stunning today – dramatic cliffs and a turquoise sea - and it’s been amazing to see such a variety of wildlife – we’ve seen an egret, a seal, and flocks of gannets diving like arrows for fish.
On our way back out of Amlwch, a young lad named Griff stopped us – he’d seen us in Moelfre the day before, and gave us £10 towards the cause – diolch yn fawr Griff! That gave us a well-needed boost, and set us on our way smiling.
The stretch from Amlwch to Llanbadrig was just as beautiful – we climbed high on the cliffs, and found secluded beaches only accessible from the path or by boat. By this point though, the rain was coming hard horizontally, in a cold wind. The rescue helicopter was hovering overhead – we were debating whether we were wet enough to be rescued! Underfoot was also very wet and muddy – it was pretty miserable walking at times, but the thought of why we were doing it kept us going. That and our terrible singing – the sight of Roz singing Kylie’s “I should be so lucky” whilst dripping wet from head to toe will stay with me for a long time! To pass the time, we tried to come up with the top 10 songs that described our journey so far – hopefully the list below will give you some idea of what we were going through….
Lovely day (Bill Withers)
I would walk 500 miles (Proclaimers)
Why does it always rain on me? (Travis)
Sunshine on a rainy day
Here comes the rain again (Eurhythmics)
Bring me sunshine (Morecambe and Wise)
I should be so lucky (Kylie)
Somewhere, over the rainbow (Dorothy)
Wishing I was lucky (Wet Wet Wet)
The long and winding road (Beatles)
Eventually we reached Llanbadrig, where the local vineyard was still open for tastings. They generously gave us a donation, and we purchased a bottle for tonight’s dinner – well deserved!
So, a total of 44 miles down (with only a few bits that hurt), only another 62 to go!
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