Author Archives: victoria hoffer

Yesterday’s walk was to be 16 miles and today’s 14, but what is supposed to be and what is are not necessarily the same, for, in fact,  yesterday’ walk was 20.81 miles and today’s was 18.5.  Let’s put it this way, this walk is the most navigationally challenging I have done, except maybe the firstContinue reading “Bull Bay to Church Bay to Holyhead July 3+4”

The sun shone today!  AND it was not overly hot, a good thing, too, because this was a L O N G day: 16.5 miles.  Fortunately, the last bit was strikingly beautiful, but maybe that would have been better earlier on when your little toe is not hurting so you could enjoy the drama moreContinue reading “Moelfre to Bull Bay July 02”

Such a gorgeous day to day!  There were some navigation problems, though, for example, I got off the path at the wrong place so missed about a mile of coast line.  I would go back to do it tomorrow, but tomorrow’s walk is long enough without adding a mile from the B and B toContinue reading “Caim to Moelfre, July 1, 2017”

Today, at the end of the walk, I was met by Car Talk’s chauffeur, PickupandDropoff (from now on to be referred to as Pu&Do) to be transported back to Beaumaris, then, to be returned tomorrow to recommence.  This is one of my least favourite arrangements because I like to be in charge of my schedule,Continue reading “Menai Bridge to past Beaumaris June 30”

Just have to announce one of my great accomplishments!  I can pronounce, Welshly, Llanfairfechan, the name of the town wherein I am staying!  (It took a lot of practice!)  There are a lot of other place names to learn, so maybe I’ll get the hang of it.  Going to web sites that give you theContinue reading “Conwy to Llanfairfechan to Anglesey June 28+29”

In the rain, found my way under two underpasses (Google Maps does not do underpasses), to Llandudno Junction rail station, where boarded the #25 bus to Bodnant Gardens.   The gardens are gorgeous, and, due to the weather and my early arrival time—9:00 a.m. when the gardens open—I had the place, and it is aContinue reading “Rest Day June 27”

A short day, the first walking day that did not begin with rain, pretty, with a climb up and over the BIG Orme, which, honestly, is not very big: Approaching Conwy, you see its castle from across the estuary: I did not visit the castle today, so taken up with other sights that time ranContinue reading “Llandudno to Conwy June 26”

‘Twas the truth, but by and by, the beach showed up. Lots more walking on asphalt today, but there was a little bit of pretty scenery (not photographed), but that came with  some navigational problems ups there in the Little Orme.  Tomorrow there should be some doozies up in the Big Orme! After arriving inContinue reading “Prestatyn to Llandudno, June 25”

When the walking is flat, on asphalt, it really lifts the spirits to have the band come out to greet you, especially if that is, say, Ringo on the right: I would not have noticed this establishment off to the left, had I not heard the most horrendous yowls coming from inside.  Hydrotherapy?!  (Waterboarding?! GodContinue reading “Prestatyn-Colwyn Bay June 24”

21.3 miles from Chester brought me to Greenfield Dock—the mileage should have been a little bit less but I made a mistake at THE CLOCK—at which place I did call for a taxi to get to B&B in Prestatyn, so impossible was the bus schedule to decipher and besides, there were hardly any anyway.  Continue reading “First REAL day, and second day, too. June 22+23, 2017”