Days 13 & 14: Holyhead

Our bodies are aching, our feet are protesting, our faces our sunburnt, our lips are chapped, and we are weary to the bone! We felt like we could not walk another step on the path unless we had a break. So, we took the bus to Holyhead in order to have a rest day. However, there were things we wanted to see so off we went to visit the Maritime Museum situated at picturesque Newry Beach. The museum was located in the oldest lifeboat station in Wales.

Holyhead Maritime Museum - oldest lifeboat station in Wales

Then it was on to check out the Holyhead Breakwater which is a Victorian structure. At 2.7 km long, it is the longest breakwater in the U.K. The breakwater was constructed over 28 years by over 1300 men. The rock for the breakwater was quarried from nearby Holy Island. We decided that we had to walk to the lighthouse at the end, so that by the time we got back to our hotel room, we had walked over 10 km on our rest day. Given that I was only walking in my sandals my feet were very sore again!

Start of the Holyhead Breakwater

Looking towards the end of the Holyhead Breakwater

Holyhead Breakwater lighthouse

Holyhead Breakwater with Holy Island in the background

Life preserver on Holyhead Breakwater

So, we really decided to have a rest day the following day. We visited the local laundrette, spent time catching up on our blog and visited a local pub for lunch which turned into a number of hours sampling the brew and playing a few games of pool. 

Remains of grand old building that housed designer of Holyhead breakwater