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| Parish Church dedicated to Saint Beuno built on the site of a Celtic monastery founded in early 7th century. |
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| This church was a stopping point for pilgrims heading for Bardsey Island |
Second Day - 22nd June 2009 - from Clynnog Fawr to Nefyn
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Getting started photo by Susan |
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| Seen while heading south from Clynnog Fawr to a col between Bwlch Mawr and Gryn Goch |
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| Rusty water wheel - near old farm now being rebuilt. |
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| Homo Sapiens ascending in the mist |
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photo by Susan |
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| A footpath sign near 'abandoned farms', which if followed, leads one to the village of Llanaelhaearn - well away from the intended coastal route. |
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| Descending between Gyrn Ddu and Moel-Pen- Llechog to cross the road A499 nearly fully rebuilt at this time. The pier of the village of Trefor in view. |
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| Abandoned quarry on Gryn Ddu |
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| On descending, Yr Eifl, a quarry is seen on the skyline - no longer worked. A499 road just visible to right. |
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| A closer view of the above quarry |
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| Inland path south of Trefor village was taken rather than the path closer to beach. View looking north. |
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| Views looking north while ascending |
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| Views looking north while ascending |
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| Hard slog upwards to the col, Bwlch yr Eifi, between the quarry and the hill Yr Eifl |
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| Old quarry metamorphed into a mobile telephone transmission station |
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| Over the col - looking at the route ahead photo by Susan |
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| View from Craig Ddu down to Welsh Language and Heritage Centre at Nant Gwrtheyrn - formerly an abandoned quarry workers village. This site was was only reachable by boat until a steep road (visible on hillside) was built much later. |
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| Did not descend on 'Coastal Path' to Heritage Centre but cut south west on footpath across farmland to Ciliau-uchaf where CP rejoined. |
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| View looking north east with Yr Eifl behind |
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| Nefyn, our day's destination, south west in the distance. |
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| Unusual abandoned steel stile. |
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| Remnant glacial boulder? |
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| Pistyll Church on the pilgrims route to Bardsey |
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| Church in dark - flash photos show decoration with grass on floor and other foliage on walls. |
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| Lepers window in Church |
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| Church decoration photo by Susan |
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| Crossing in the bracken Moel Ty-gwyn |
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| On footpath off Coastal Path. Highland cattle framed by rock face on east side Gwylwyr Carreglefain |
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| Nefyn our destination for the night in the distance |
Third Day 23rd June 2009 - from Nefyn to Porth Colmon
(taxi taken - Porth Colmon to / from Tudweiliog where we spent night)
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| Approaching Porth Dinllaen |
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| Looking behind at route covered - quarry hill near Yr Eifl seen on left |
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| Beach huts near Porth Dinllaen |
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| Birds' nests? built in unstable sands |
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| View from Porth Dinllaen |
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| Lifeboat slipway photo by Susan |
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| Ramblers cool down |
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| RNLI station at Port Dinllaen |
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photo by Dave |
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| Yr Eifl hills still visible in north east |
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| Traditional embankment facing |
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| Seals sunning themselves |
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| Building in centre on skyline is at Porth Ysgaden a well known scuba diving / fishing destination |
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| Walking along the beach - Traeth Penllech - just before Porth Colmon |
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Photo by Dave |
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Photo by Dave |
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| Seaweed photo by Susan |
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| Farm House near Porth Colmon |
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| Sunset taken from Tudweiliog looking across to the island of Anglesey and the mainland coast |
Fourth Day 24th June 2009 - Porth Colmon to Aberdaron
(two nights spent at Aberdaron - trip made to Bardsey Island on the 5th day)
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photo by Dave |
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| Descending to Porth Oer (Whistling Sands) |
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| The very uniform sized fine dry sand on the beach squeaks as you walk on it. Welcoming cafe was open in the far corner. photo by Susan |
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| Looking back at mountains measureless to man |
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| Seagull joins us at tea break rest at Mynydd An - after slog in heat up steep slope. |
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| Uwchmynydd at the end of the Llŷn Peninsula with Bardsey Island peeping up to the left |
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photo by Dave |
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| Bardsey Island - lighthouse visible in centre |
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| View across Aberdaron Bay - one of two small islands Ynys Gwylan Fawr is to right |
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| Village of Aberdaron in view |
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Relaxing overlooking the sea - local church and churchyard behind Photo by Dave |
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| In Aberdaron - Cafe Gegyn Fawr (in centre) final resting stop of pilgrims before crossing to Bardsey |
Fifth Day 25th June 2009 - trip to Bardsey Island
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| Porth Meudwy - embarkation point for Bardsey Island. Boats launched and recovered in wheeled cradles down slipway. | |
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| Ynys Enlli (Bardsey Island) - reputed to be the burial place of 20.000 Saints. | |
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| Welcome at slipway at Bardsey Island. Tractor used for launching shown attached to boat | |
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| From the Lighthouse | |
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| Tallest square lighthouse in Britain built in 1821. Converted to remote operation in 1987. Modern foghorn with 'laser probing of mist' in foreground? | |
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| View of slipway from lighthouse - tip of Llŷn Peninsula just visible to left | |
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| The pause that refreshes | |
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| Looking across Bardsey Sound at the Llŷn Peninsula |
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| Monastery ruins with Celtic cross. Monastery founded in 6th century by Saint Cadfan. 20.000 Saints alleged to have come to the Island and died there. |
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| Leaving the monastery |
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| Herd of Black Aberdeen Angus cattle |
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photo by Susan |
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| Respite from the heat |
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| Seals basking near boat launch point |
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| Bird watching from the boat on the return voyage |
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| Sheep grazing on precipitous grass patch above the sea |
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| Aberdaron's graveyard photo by Susan |
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| Sunset taken from east end of Aberdaron's beach |
Sixth Day 26th June 2009 - taxi to Treheli (west of Hells Mouth) then walking to Abersoch
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| View from Treheli across Hells Mouth Bay |
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| National Trust villa at above viewpoint photo by Susan |
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| Missing person leaves gumboot - not that of the Reverend Ross who disappeared (feared drowned in 1955 at Hells Mouth) leaving a disconsolate wife, but reappeared with his mistress a few years later to be defrocked. |
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| Descending to the 4mile long beach |
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| Landslides being eaten away by the sea |
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| Traversing a slide - poles useful |
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| Bardsey Island in distance to left |
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| View looking west of Hell's Mouth beach from higher land on Mynydd Cilan |
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| On the Mynydd Cilan peninsula - Trwyn yr Wylfa in distance with St Tudwal's islands behind |
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| Clean green sea |
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| After this point torrential rain descended photo by Dave |
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| After checking in to B&B, view from Abersoch across beach to Mynydd Tir-y-cwmwd headland |
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| River Afon Soch estuary and 'harbour' |
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| Heron reflecting |
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Seventh Day 27th June 2009 - Abersoch to Pwllheli
(art gallery and lunch at Llanbedrog)
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| Waterskiing in St Tudwals Road - one of the two St Tudwals Islands in view. |
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| Chalets behind the beach |
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| Ascending Mynydd Tir-y-cwmwd |
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| Climbing above chalet land |
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| View south of St Tudwal's Road |
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| The village of Llanbedrog seen north west from above with colourful chalets on the beach |
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| Statue - the Tin Man - replaced several earlier wooden and iron statues. This one, placed by helicopter in in 2002, sings in the wind. Llanbedrog is below, and is reached by a very steep path from this point. |
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| Plas Glyn-y-weddw - an art gallery - in a Victorian gothic mansion - seen from above photo by Dave |
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| The steep path photo by Susan |
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| Plas Glyn-y-weddw - an art gallery - in a Victorian gothic mansion |
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| Beach cafe photo by Susan |
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| The Tin Man visible on top of steep cliff |
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| Pwllheli in far distance to right |
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| Carreg y Defaid |
My digital Camera failed at this point before the stage completed. Photographs that follow are all taken by Susan and Dave
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| Looking inland photo by Susan |
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| Pwllheli promenade photo by Susan |
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| A swan guarding the sidewalk photo by Susan |
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| Heron in river leading into yacht basin photo by Dave |
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| Yacht marina after sunset photo by Susan |
Eighth Day 28th June 2009 - Pwllheli to Criccieth
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| Walking towards Pen-ychain photo by Susan |
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| Another refreshing dip photo by Susan |
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| Looking back to Pwllheli from Penrhyn photo by Susan |
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| Lunch at cafe at Llanystumdwy photo by Susan |
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| Along Afon Dwyfor photo by Susan |
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| Criccieth and the castle photo by Susan |
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| The big splash to come photo by Susan |
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Departure from Criccieth on 29th June 2009
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