Anglesey
Today we went to Holy Head (link to map). When we left it was raining but it was 1.5 hr drive and the radar made it look like the rain would pass by then. On the way we did the touristy thing and stopped in Llanfairpwll-gwyngyllgogerychwyrndrob-wllllantysiliogogogoch. Michael tells me that the town originally had a shorter name but they changed it to attract tourists. It apparently worked!
Holy Head was a bit of a bust. We found a nice restaurant and it looked like the fog was lifting but it actually got worse during out stay. But this turned out to be a blessing in disguise because we decided to see what else there was near by and decided on a light house at South Stack. Neither of us was really expecting anything and even as we neared it we were still thinking - it's a light house. But then all of a sudden you see the cliffs! Wow! They were amazing. After exploring the cliffs for a bit we decided to go see the lighthouse (400 stairs!). On the way down there was a park warden with binoculars explaining the types of birds visible on the cliffs. This turned out to be the one thing we timed right today because one of the 12 puffins had decided to make an appearance. Apparently there are about 9,000 seabirds on the cliffs, including puffins, guillemots, razorbills, kittiwake and fulmars.
Read more at https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/south-stack-cliffs/#DZPKYkJ0uQEOizZb.99
Holy Head was a bit of a bust. We found a nice restaurant and it looked like the fog was lifting but it actually got worse during out stay. But this turned out to be a blessing in disguise because we decided to see what else there was near by and decided on a light house at South Stack. Neither of us was really expecting anything and even as we neared it we were still thinking - it's a light house. But then all of a sudden you see the cliffs! Wow! They were amazing. After exploring the cliffs for a bit we decided to go see the lighthouse (400 stairs!). On the way down there was a park warden with binoculars explaining the types of birds visible on the cliffs. This turned out to be the one thing we timed right today because one of the 12 puffins had decided to make an appearance. Apparently there are about 9,000 seabirds on the cliffs, including puffins, guillemots, razorbills, kittiwake and fulmars.
Read more at https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/south-stack-cliffs/#DZPKYkJ0uQEOizZb.99
We did the tour of the lighthouse but unfortunately the fog had moved in and we couldn't see anything. Apparently, on a clear day you can see Ireland.
On the way home, it was pretty funny, earlier at Llanfairpwll-gwyngyllgogerychwyrndrob-wllllantysiliogogogoch it was raining so we ran into a near by store and it was filled with touristy stuff and one was a mug that said rush hour and had a picture of sheep blocking the road. Wouldn't you know it but right near home we hit a "traffic jam" (by that I mean 4 cars) that turned out to be caused by sheep on the road!
When we first got to Holy Head
Where did the boats go?
South Stack
We think without the fog it wouldn't have been as impressive. You were lucky to see it in these conditions: a very special atmosphere.
ReplyDeleteMay be tomorrow it will be sunny again.
It really has been quite a holiday, and it ain't over yet.