Safe Return Doubtful

After an excellent week of weather in Snowdonia a change to much colder conditions with strong winds and wintery showers meant that I headed to the Isle of Anglesey for a week. There are many restrictions in place for campervans and motorhomes, and the majority of campsites do not open until Easter, so there were only a few options for a peaceful place to stopover. 

At Penmon Point the land in the far southeast of the island much of the land is owned by the Baron Hill estate. They operate a toll road to the lighthouse and beach that is a couple of miles long, but right at the coast has two car parks. They permit overnight stays for the cost of using the road, £7.50 for vans. During the week, I used the car park right by the lighthouse, where there is a cafe as well. There were a few other visitors, but with windy and showery conditions, it was quite quiet. At the weekend I moved to other car parks, on a narrow and rough road which put most visitors off. 

There was some good hiking around the area; I had planned to cycle as well, but the wind was gusting above 40 mph most days. 

After six days on Anglesey I travelled back to the west to the Llyn peninsula for a couple of days. This was a social visit. My friends, Lee and his wife Vicky, have a house in Morfa Nefyn. Another friend, Frank, also joined us. We had two really good days on which we managed two three hour sections of the coastal path. 

I’m now back at Shap at the end of another course, one of the longest I have undertaken at 188 days and just less than 10,000 miles.

I’m helping with a house move for the next few days, then the hiking season starts and the Lodge opens for bed and breakfast business. As a result of the closure of a couple of businesses in the village we are busier than ever, but for me, that is only four a half days a week, and with a good gap each working day between breakfasts and opening to receive new hikers in the late afternoon. I pick the new pup up next Saturday, 11th April, so that will provide an interesting challenge for the summer also.