Another very windy day, but we’d already decided we were staying out and having a day out instead. We booked our tickets online and then walked along to Chester Station, bound for Rhyl — as we fancied a look at the sea. For the way there we caught a delayed Avanti train, and it was one of the new Evero trains that can switch between diesel and electric. The journey takes about half an hour, and most of it is along the coast. Rhyl itself turned out to be less than inspiring as a town, but we saw the Marine Lake and the UK’s oldest miniature railway before heading to the sea front. The wind was creating white-topped waves.
A lot of work is going on so parts of the sea front were closed. We eventually found a cafe and went in for tea, glad to be out of the strong wind for a while. From there, we could see kite surfers enjoying the conditions, some of them better than others, and a few who could get well airborne. From there we walked along the coast path towards Prestatyn. Fortunately the wind was at our backs, but even so the backs of our legs were being grit blasted by the sand being blown about.
We saw a sign for a cafe so went for lunch at what turned out to be an indoor bowls centre. Then we resumed our walk along the beach, although for this section there was no sea wall to offer any protection, so the blowing sand was even worse. It filled our pockets, and we even found our boots were full of sand.
The
sea gulls were able to use the wind to hover quite low to the ground.
When we got to the car parks and beach cafes we turned inland to Prestatyn station and caught a train back to Chester, this time a Transport for Wales that was heading for Manchester Airport. We have walked a long way today, and all of it in very strong winds; bracing doesn’t really do it justice.
0 miles, 0 locks. (16 miles, 11 locks)
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We sometimes have conditions like that on my home parkkrun along Exmouth seafront. As well as the free exfoliation you may find you have sand in your hair and ears when you shower!
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