My thanks to JimK for his advice. We had a very pleasant trip."Huts" on the way out from West Shore. Anyone know exactly what these were for? Jim reckons "the huts are lookout / defence placements from the WW2". This fits in with other information from the Country Park (PDF) that says they were part of an artillery school.
It was a little lumpy as we set out , with a gentle breeze on our backs:
Some nice stratification of the rocks:
Small caves all over the place, some carved through the rock by streams like the one shown below. [On the way back we saw the cave that featured in the BBC "Coast" series, where the inside has been modified with dressed stone.]
Annete by one of the caves where fresh water was dripping from the roof:
We found a lovely place to stop for lunch; a scramble up from the pebble beach to a sun-trap on the ledges. A bit less crowded than the beach at the town but still quite busy:
Following the example set by the locals, two of the group prepare to jump off the ledge into the sea:
On the way down (almost missed them completely):
And in the water:
After working up an appetite we finished off lunch in the sun:
Our view of Llandudno as we paddled across to the Little Orme:
The Little Orme:
Looking back towards the Great Orme:
The cliffs of the Little Orme:
Around the Little Orme:
At the turnaround (a nice sunny sheltered bay out of the wind):
On the way back, after the group split up, the wind got a bit stronger. The sea was a bit lumpier too. Like the gentleman I am, I hid in a cave and watched Liz struggle:
StatisticsTotal distance: 23.9km
Elapsed time: 5hrs 31mins
