Day # 74 Caernarfon to Trevor.

Caernarfon castle

      Breakfasted on fruit, bran & tea was ready at 8.00am to hit the road and commence the push out of Caernarfon towards the south. Readers may have noticed that where possible I try & negotiate B & B sans breakfast. The B & B standard offering of bacon & eggs is a little too heavy for me and apart from that, mostly find that I can negotiate a ‘fiver’ off the room rate.

       Weather today looking seriously like rain, heavy clouds covering the Snowdonia range of mountains to the south. According to my records, I have not had to walk in the rain since 31^st. March when I was in Hornsea on the east coast of England ie: a full month ago. Even the Welsh are discussing the lack of rain in the lush principality.

          In light drizzle, I make good progress along the northern coast of the Lleyn Peninsula through a coast plain dotted with small stone farm holdings and fields of sheep. Towns and even villages in this area are becoming increasingly infrequent and at noon I make a decision to cut the leg to the south side of the peninsula at Pwllheli into two parts and take advantage of accommodation availability in the small town of Trefor. Extremely Welsh in character, one hears mostly Welsh spoken on the Trefor street by locals; also note that almost everyone seems to be 60+---where have all the young people gone? The town seems to be geared up to shortly receive a massive influx of population that will holiday at the nearby caravan parks. This weekend is a national ‘Spring Holiday’ in the UK, although with cold, wet weather, I suspect most will stay at home this weekend.

 22.1 kms. walked today per pedometer.                Cumulative kms. covered: 1772.7

Hours of walking today including rest stops: 5.25

Type of accommodation: B & B.

Cost of bed & breakfast: pounds. 20.00

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