Camau Bach

Deliberately chose a really short, straightforward walk today. I couldn’t be bothered bringing the pushchair so it needed to be one that I knew Anwen could do. The weather was really hot so I wanted somewhere easy and preferably shady. My Nain ( Grandma- Nine ) was with us and she struggles with her knees so, again, something easy was needed.  I’d done this walk a couple of years ago when Anwen really was tiny so I knew it was a good one. I was especially glad I chose this as I drove through Niwbwrch ( Newborough- New-boorch ) and saw that the car park there had signs up saying it was full! Although we struggled to find a car parking space I think everyone else had headed down to the beach (a bit of a trek from our location) and we only met two other families on our walk. Distance: 2.04miles/ 3.29km(according to Strava) Time taken: 1hr 12 moving time (the girls were on a proper go slow today!) Elevation gain: 7m (Strava app)  Parking: Yes.  Facilities: None Walkers: Me (3...

  It’s been a whole month since my last big walk. A combination of sleep deprivation, being back at work, and finally being able to leave Cymru and visit family elsewhere. Today’s walk is one of the most popular locations on Ynys Môn. I tend to avoid the place as it’s usually so busy, but there really is good reason for it’s popularity. You get everything here; beautiful woodland, sandy beaches with views over the mountains, a windswept island with a romantic story and plenty of history. Couple that with easy parking and toilets, and it’s a real winner. Today I had both genod with me, Megan (4yrs old) walking and Anwen (13 months) in the carrier. I have done most of this walk before in various sections. I’ve spent many an hour on the hugely popular, and often busy Traeth Llanddwyn “Tra eeth Tlann thooinn” (th as in “thanks” for traeth, dd like the th in “this” in Llanddwyn) including an incident during a friend’s birthday party where we had the fire brigade called on us (we were ha...