We started out this morning on the last day and we
were all quite jolly, the sun was shining, it promised to be a dry day, and we
were nearly there! However, we turned
the first corner after about 10 yards and saw our first hill, which was steep;
just the thing you want first thing in the morning! Well Tim promised only 2
hills today then all downhill to Prestatyn – hmm – do we believe him.
We got up high and saw some wonderful views,
but interestingly Prestatyn still seemed to be a long way away – well I suppose
12 miles is quite a long way.
To keep us amused, we got Steve W to try and name
some wild flowers then we taught him how to flick grass heads!
We stopped for elevenses in a small village called
Rhualit, where there was a convenient bench and wall just after crossing the
A55. We carried on crossing fields and
walking up the 2 hills then found a great field for lunch and we then only had
about 3 miles to go.
There were a few
undulations (not hills) to go up and then a big undulation on the cliff above
Prestatyn. (you need to look at the line
of the ups and downs pictured below to see how much of an undulation the last
one was!) Once past all the ups were
done, it was downhill all the way and though the town for about a mile until we
reached the beach, where tradition says that you need to paddle in the sea. We then had an ice cream – no T shirts to buy
or fun pubs, or many people about really – an odd place!
Carol had a good morning looking round St Asaph,
which is the smallest cathedral town in Britain; I understand she had a good
breakfast somewhere too! She was a bit
early arriving at Prestatyn to collect us and marvelled at how little there was
to do there!!
No-one
really knows how far the trail is; there were the signs at the half way point
saying 88.5miles each way, then the book says 177; there is a sign in Prestatyn
saying 183, but George has 179 miles on his satnav. But anyway – it was a long way; feet held out
well; knees behaved; we saw some
spectacular scenery; and it was very enjoyable
George has
provided the following statistics – 179 miles;
moving time of 64.40 hours; stopped time 20.18 hours; moving average of 2.8
miles per hour; overall average 2.1 MPH; Total elevation of 29,049 feet (just a
bit taller that Everest)
Tonight we had a great time with all the funny award ceremonies and congratulating everyone; eating fish and chips and enjoying cheese with port.
So homeward bound tomorrow, and looking forward to our next adventure.
Thank you for reading this blog!
Alison x
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