Day 3: Fynnongroyw to Pensarn

We woke up to a beautiful clear sky and lovely views across the Dee Estuary from our elevated campsite. This soon disappeared in a fog that swept in from the coast. We both woke up very stiff and sore and I was delaying putting on my boots as the blisters on my feet were very tender and sore. The owner / operator of the campsite, Paul, was a very friendly chap and even offered us a cup of tea and toast for breakfast. Who were we to decline and before we knew it out came bacon butties and hot tea! Once finished breakfast, we hoisted our packs and headed back to the coast via narrow country lanes.

Talacre was our first stop for the day and included a rather sad lighthouse which has been redundant for over a hundred years. The lighthouse stood at the edge of a vast sandy beach which was wider than the eye could see at times. Walking along the beach The sandy beach appeared to stretch for miles and it felt that way as we walked along it too!

Forlorn lighthouse on the beach at Talacre

At low tide the beach at Talacre was vast in width and length

Stopping for a break along the beach track

At Prestatyn we headed into the town to get a feed at a local pub and to visit the post office.  As it was a bank holiday weekend the pub was heaving so it took ages to get our meal although it was definitely worth the wait. Then it was on to the post office as we had decided that we were carrying way too much stuff in our packs and were going to post some of the excess home. We managed to reduce the combined weight in our packs by 5.818 kg although to be honest I could not feel any difference when I next put my pack back on. There was some difficulty with the post processes, so things took way longer than they should. By the time we had finished it was already 4.30 pm and we were only half-way through our days journey. My feet were killing me, so we agreed to take the train to our next stop, with our campsite still a 30 minute walk from the train station. As Prestatyn is the end point of the Offa’s Dyke Path we reasoned that we could always walk this stretch at the end of our journey if we feel that we need to walk the entire coast path to feel a sense of completion.

Our campsite for the night at Monafaron Touring and Caravan Park, Pensarn

There were less photos to chose from for today's blog as Greg took so many yesterday that the battery power on the camera was very low. While we are camping we have no way of charging our electrical devices and often have no WiFi or if there is WiFi it is so slow that it is not worth bothering with. As such, I gave up trying to load the photos for this post until now when we finally have access to a comfy hotel room with fast internet.