Before dinner in Borth-y-Gest

As part of our wide roaming summer holiday season we've decamped to Porthmadog  - one of Lenore's favourite holiday destinations - in North Wales this weekend. Well I say we're here for the weekend but that's just me; everyone else gets to enjoy a full week by the seaside while I'm slaving over a hot keyboard! Nevertheless it should be fun as our good friends Dan and Debbie, and their kids, are joining us for a few days and so there'll be plenty of action.

For example this afternoon, after a tasty lunch in the Big Rock Cafe on the High Street, we embarked on a postprandial stroll along the coast from Borth-y-Gest. Just a few minutes from Porthmadog this is a delightful little harbour where our rental flat happens to be located; a great location as the beach is just across the road and very safe for the little cherubs. In fact the place looks much as it did in 1930:

Eighty years ago and unchanged

Then, if you gaze in the opposite direction, you really see how unaltered the area is since you're looking across the bay towards the medieval castle in Harlech and the mountains beyond. So quite some view and this remains the case all along the Llyn Coastal Walk. Of course we didn't get all that far what with scrambling on the rocks and the kids stopping to dig sandcastles. Very much a relaxed stroll then with plenty of time to chat and consider what to do over the bank holiday weekend.

What I was keen to do though was head out for a quick coastal run before time ran out and so when we all returned, eventually, that's exactly what I did. For the sake of simplicity I went straight back onto the coastal path and aimed west with the aim being to travel as far as possible in 15 minutes and then come straight back. As luck would have it this meant that I made it out to a promontory by Morfa Bychan and this opened up a tremendous view over Tremadog Bay. With that in the bag I high-tailed it back home and just had time for a barefoot outing up the hill - which amused the local teenagers necking alcopops by the beach!

Distance: 3.7 miles
Time: 34m 36s