Cemaes to Four Mile Bridge (2019-09-15)

When we woke up this morning it was raining, which did not appeal to us, but we got out the rain gear (waterproofs as they call them over here), and mentally prepared ourselves for a walk in the rain.  But by the time Eurwyn dropped us off at Church Bay, the rain had stopped and we did not see rain again until we were sitting in our hotel room at Four Mile Bridge.

Our walk took us down the west side of Anglesey, and was mainly over rolling hills, with beach sections, estuary sections, and a few short road stretches.  We walked over 18 km, but with only 490 ft. of elevation gain.

The Green Fields Of Anglesey

As we got level with Holyhead, but on the opposite side of the bay, we could see the ferries coming and going from Dublin.

Ferry Approaching Holyhead

At one point, our directions told us to go through a kissing gate and across a field, but when we got to the kissing gate, we found that the field was sown with corn, that was taller than us.  We didn’t realize that we had to do a corn maze today.

No Corny Jokes About Marlene Please

We had a decision point a little further along the path....could we walk along the edge of an estuary, or would we have to do an on-road diversion, due to the tide.  We were a half hour past height tide, and it was not a particularly high tide, so thankfully we were able to avoid the diversion.

Divert or Not Divert, That Is The Question

So our walk took us along the north side of the estuary, across a bridge, and then back along the south side of the estuary.  The bridge was well above the normal water height, but the approaches to the bridge were very squishy.

Bridge Across The Estuary

When we reached Valley, we left the path to Holyhead, crossed the highway and the main rail line, and walked what felt much longer than the 1.5 km stated in our directions, to the Anchorage Hotel in Four Mile Bridge.  Our route took us alongside another estuary, known as the Inland Sea.

The Inland Sea from Anchorage Hotel

We ate dinner in the pub, and returned to our room, ready to rest our weary legs.

Tomorrow is only supposed to be a 10 km walk into Holyhead, for the last day of this part of our adventure, and the weather looks like it will cooperate once again.  We seem to have good karma (most days).