A good day clocking up nearly 20 miles
After a very good meal, nights sleep and breakfast at the
Royal Sportsman Hotel, Porthmadog Bobby and Helen returned us to Trefor so we
could start our travels down the Llyn towards Aberdaron hoping to leave
ourselves 7 or 8 miles for Saturday morning as the ferry to Bardsey Island will
leave at 11.30am.
The climb from Trefor is on a par with that to Llangelynnin
Church and we were soon stopping to take in the increasing vista regularly as
we gained height. Just when we were wondering if we may have bitten off more
than we could chew we received a text from Debbie saying there had been an anonymous
donation on the Just Giving page saying “thank you from a grateful family” the
timing and content was a fantastic boost.
As the sun burned away the mist the views became
more stunning.
We eventually made it past the quarry having climbed the best
part of 1,500ft and began to descend towards Nefyn as soon as the view was in
front of us the mist rolled in bringing it’s strange and unique smell and of
course heightening a sense of isolation. We were fortunate to engage wit a
family based in Lancashire and Nottinghamshire who had enjoyed a weeks walking
in North Wales as they generously gave
to the collecting tin.
As we continued through the moors towards Nefyn the mist
lifted and the temperature rose catching us by surprise as the forecast was for
a grey & misty day.
We eventually met with Bobby and Helen at Pistyll where
we enjoyed a good picnic of locally sourced produce adjacent to St Bueno’s Church, a delightful ancient
and simple building oozing character and meaning. Well refreshed with sustenance
and wishes Bobby and Helen left us to continue.
We built up a good rhythm for the next four hours and ended
up just below Penllech leaving 7 miles for tomorrow morning. On being picked up
Dave suggested we drove into Aberdaron to check out exactly where the ferry operated
from, good job he did so as it is a good 25/30 minutes from the centre at Porth
Meudwy. At low tide this can be reached along the beach but at high tide it’s
probably best to allow at least an additional 30 minutes to ensure you “don’t
miss the boat”!
Debbie and Jessica will be joining, Cathy, Helen, Dave and
myself to Bardsey Island. Rhys and Angela hope to be waiting for us when we disembark
back in Porth Meudwy. More are welcome as it will be great to say thanks to as
many people as possible for their kindness and support.
Over the past few weeks referrals to Chrysalis has increased
with our service being requested across all of North Wales. We would prefer
that there will be no need for us as our service and expertise is only called
upon at sad times for families. It is imperative we have the core recourses to
meet the needs of families and so as trustees we do appreciate your support to date
as do everyone involved with the charity.
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