Jumpin Humpy

5.5 miles. We are lost on a steeplechase course and Shari climbs a dung heap to ascertain our location. We are really done walking now – 297.1 miles! Okay, we said yesterday that we were done walking. But by mid-morning we’d long since exhausted all that Holyhead has to offer – a huge breakwater and a Roman fortlet (yes, a little fort) – and decided to go out for a stroll to a Neolithic-age standing stone and burial chamber. The weather was so nice we thought we’d just continue walking a bit on a section of the Coastal Path that we hadn’t yet covered. That went well enough – it was only a couple of miles – and then the … Continue reading →

13 miles. Though we’ve already reached our final destination, we continued our travels on the Coastal Path with a walk around the South and North Stacks and an ascent of Holyhead Mountain, the highest peak on this island. It was the first day that we were essentially weightless, taking turns carrying only a single pack with the basics for a day on the trail. What a difference! It’s no wonder the OPs (Old People) we saw on the trail were moving nearly as fast as we were. I’m not sure whether the winds should be called, stiff, blustery or something else, but we were quite glad it was still an offshore wind since we were awfully close to the edges … Continue reading →

12.9 miles. I suppose in a way this could be seen as the end of our trip, having arrived at the furthest point we thought we’d reach. However, we do plan to walk at least one more section of the Coastal Path, a section we would’ve walked had we not needed to get cash, so we’re not quite finished. The walk into Holyhead was surprisingly easy in spite of the still very strong winds. After a long stretch of beach, going around the airport, we walked along the strait separating Holy Island from Anglesey Island, crossed over via a long causeway and then walked another couple of miles along the coast until we reached the city. And city it was: … Continue reading →