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My lasting impression of Bryn Eglwys Country House Hotel is of somewhere that's geared towards people (even) older than ourselves. I have never seen so many sofas in one room as there were in the lounge, they were everywhere, as were plastic plants. There was also an odd little bar at the back that I suspect nobody ever sits in. Don't get me wrong, it's a lovely place and the room had a smashing view. It just reminded me of the type of place that an Agatha Christie murder mystery would have taken place in.
We sent two parcels home today, containing things we've either finished with or are not going to need: unread books, maps of areas we've now passed through, warm fleeces and dirty clothes. Actually they were all mine because Jen has been good and washed her stuff as she's gone along. A few of my particularly 'tired' items of clothing I've just put in hotel room bins!
At one o'clock this afternoon, as we descended Moel Hebog through bogs and over tussocks, I remember thinking, "Thank goodness I'm wearing two pairs of socks and leather boots." At three o'clock this afternoon, as we staggered along a country lane towards Criccieth in the blazing sun I remember thinking, "Why on earth am I wearing two pairs of socks and leather boots?!" It was that sort of day. Another of those days of two halves. The first half a cool and cloudy, no nonsense 750 metre climb straight from Beddgelert up one of the ridges of Moel Hebog, the second half a hot and at times sunny lane and path walk down to Criccieth.
Once Jen had finished playing in a tractor we managed to get started. The ascent was pretty steep with a few scrambly, rocky bits. Jen seemed to really enjoy the ascent, apart from the parts that were pretty steep with a few scrambly, rocky bits. Anyway she did it! Then it was cloudy on top so I needed to use a compass to get us off the thing. Then the path I wanted to go down didn't exist and the one that did sent us into the next valley east. Then we had lunch when we reached the roadhead at Llyn Cwmystradllyn and a woman walked past us carrying an ironing board. Then we did the hot lane bit.
Then we reached the sea!!! I suppose this was always going to be the most momentous moment of the whole walk for me, and Jen seemed impressed that we'd got here after 72 miles of walking. The weather had closed in by now which was quite a relief, but we still felt that an ice cream was appropriate before heading to Moelwyn Restaurant with Rooms, our accommodation for tonight. It's the most no-frills place we've stayed in but the room in still lovely, with views directly onto the sea and a bath overflow that sounds like it sends the water directly onto the pavement below, though it might not.
-- Posted from Kev's iPhone
You have done so brilliantly, so glad you have reached the sea and left all the high bits behind unless you are going to go over Carn Fadryn just because it's there?!
ReplyDeleteThanks Pat, and thanks for the email you sent too. Carn Fadryn is too far north and we went up it last year anyway so we're sticking to the south coast. Easy day (hopefully!) to Abersoch tomorrow then a longer one into Aberdaron. x
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