I’ve circled Trelawnyd and Colwyn Bay
We got up early, around 8 am
,and drove to Colwyn Bay beach. The Promenade there is wide and clean and pleasant to walk on and on a Sunday in fine weather , the place feels every European , what with the promenaders, wild swimmers and get fit enthusiasts, all looking busy. This morning we had prayer groups on the beach and several Male show offs with their own portable sauna, Jogged back and forth from sea to heat.
We walked to Parasellas’ where I bought 2 sausage baps and a coffee. The Welsh sat on their own seats at the outside table and we shared breakfast, which was fun.
We ambled back along the Promenade to
Porth Eirias and I had another coffee next to the “sculpture” of the cormorant as the Welsh watched a posturing standard poodle nearby.
It was heading for eleven when we all returned to
Bluebell and the car park was already full to bursting.
And it was time for home
That sounds like the perfect start to an April Sunday morning for you and the Welsh's. We had breakfast at Booths, bacon bun for Alan and toasted teacake for me, they delivered two to our table by accident but told us to keep them. I also picked up my free Booths slice of birthday cake ... which Alan promptly ate immediately after his bacon bun. (I couldn't eat it as it wasn't dairy-free ... he didn't steal it!!) A very good start to our Sunday morning too. I wish it was a bit warmer.
ReplyDeleteI love a freebie …hope you had a lovely birthday x
DeleteI did, thank you. It's yours next. :-)
DeleteA portable sauna? I could use one of those in the garden!
ReplyDeleteYes I’d use it if it was in my garden
Deletehttps://www.saunawales.co.uk/
DeleteI wish I knew where we actually were when we visited Colwyn Bay, and that you were not so far away. Such are coach tours.
ReplyDeleteDid you see the zoo? Not much to see in the town
DeleteA great way to start a weekend morning!
ReplyDeleteIt was nice x
DeleteDo you actually go on the beach or just look at it from the promenade?
ReplyDeleteThere’s always a slight sneer in some anon comments and this is one that sounds passive aggressive and pointed lol
DeleteMary has bad ears which sand always irritates , so we watch the sea from the promenade
My thoughts on reading Anon's comment too, John!
DeleteA lovely pottering start to the day, and sunshine too! Can't be bad. xx
ReplyDeleteYes, I needed a nice morning …I went to bed when I got home to read and slept until 4/pm
DeleteWe had a nice early walk with our motley crew in local woods that are now full of bluebells, I made bacon butties when we got back and I always save a bit of mine for the dogs. Breakfast with your Welsh duo by the sea sounds lovely.
ReplyDeleteAlison in Wales x
See my bacon butty comment below x
DeleteSounds great! I would want to go there often.How long does it take to get there?
ReplyDelete20 minutes or so
DeleteYour trip sounds the perfect herald of spring! Those sausage baps sounded good. I expect one in the post tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteNow a sausage bap outweighs a bacon butty anytime as long as there’s no butter ( I’m on a diet) bacon with melted butter and cheap white bread is bloody lovely
DeleteAnd ketchup!!
DeleteYou paint lovely Spring picture John.
ReplyDeleteIt was nice to make the effort and go out, to be alongside people
Deletea lonely guy looking on in envy, there will be someone for you someday
ReplyDeleteAre you talking from a personal perspective anon?
DeleteWhy not get off your ass and introduce yourself to John?
Lee
Oh err x
DeleteWhat a beautiful start to your day. The doggies are such good companions. Are they allowed on the actual beach, do they like the ocean waves?
ReplyDeletePortable saunas! How odd! Would you enjoy using one?
Yes they are for part of the year . Me and saunas ? Only if I was the only person using it
DeleteSounds like a perfect breakfast.
ReplyDeleteIt got several of the other code goers laughing
DeleteIt's good to make an early start on a good day, especially when you work with people, to have a quieter time at the beach.
ReplyDeleteI hate crowds , I hate queuing for coffee and fighting for seats , hence the early start…..
DeleteHow are you coping deArheart ?
Coping ok. Keeping quietly busy and careful not to overdo it. Carrying on with sorting stuff that we started together years ago... thankfully I am not starting from scratch..that would have been a nightmare! Missing someone to snuggle up to
DeleteI understand that
DeleteHeaven on Earth it sounds. I am still waiting to hear of the guy you meet on a hot day at the beach. :)
ReplyDeleteYou’ll be waiting a long time
DeleteYou fill your life with little moments of hope and sweetness John.
ReplyDeleteAn older gay single man sharing his meal with two teddy bear dogs at a seaside cafe
The view in my mind made me tearful just for a little while
Lee
I used to play chess at a public chess park near my home . This post reminds me of those days of people watching and chatting to strangers.
DeleteI love the way you never hide away
Keith
Xx
I had a big chess set with pieces 9 inches high, I never used it bar twice
DeleteWhat a delightful way to start the day and I know your Welsh twosome enjoyed bing along.
ReplyDeleteTa for the map!
It's a rainy day here.
Hugs!
The Welsh ( unlike Dorothy) are perfect car dogs, they sit and watch and behave impeccably
DeleteThey are also quiet
We love your beach area. Finally got our 4 grands there two years ago between castles. They loved it, too.
ReplyDeleteWho:is that???
DeleteSounds to me like a perfect start to a Sunday in April. Our April on this side of the world was bloody wet but not windy which was good. Too wet for a beach sit down and there is nothing ''on'' our beaches apart from sand and sea and the occasional changing block and toilet. No real promenades and the "cafes" are well set back in the adjacent shops all a bit different experience here but just as pleasant.
ReplyDeleteColwyn bay beach is man made and has transformed the historic Victorian sea side town, which is much in decline
DeleteHow long does it take to drive there from your place?
ReplyDeletePlease give me your name
DeleteIt takes me 20mins or so
Colwyn Bay is my go to beach when I'm feeling down. It lifts my heart.
ReplyDeleteI've been there when the wild swimmers were having coffe after dunking in the sea. They were called the Blue Tits. X
I’ve seen your blue tits lol
DeleteThey are quite a special you know x
DeleteI would love to live near a beach! - Jackie
ReplyDeleteI know I’m lucky
DeleteWhy do you drive all the way there when there are beaches much nearer to your home
ReplyDeleteBECAUSE I DO !!!
DeleteThat didn't answer the question WHY do you do it.
DeleteBecause I like to
DeleteA visit to the beach when there is no crowd is always enjoyable. Sea air, sunshine and warmth make a walk on the coast perfect.
ReplyDeleteThe ability to reach a seashore is wonderful. Especially for we landlocked Arizonans.
ReplyDeleteI know I’m lucky
DeleteLove the seashore but settle mostly for Lake Michigan which isn’t bad! Just booked a flight to Scotland for 12 days with my husband! So excited! Kathy
ReplyDeleteIt was a lovely day here yesterday too. We should have gone to the beach, but people 'turned-up'.
ReplyDeleteWhat a charming bunch you are. I wish there was a beach here, that's what I'm missing.
ReplyDeleteI’d buy you a coffee
DeleteSo good to be near enough to a beach to be able to enjoy that feeling on a sunny day. The Welsh sound like perfect companions too! I would love that.
ReplyDeleteMarisAna
DeleteI really miss walking on the beautiful beach in Grenada with my late husband and dog. It seems like forever ago. How lucky you are to live so close to that lovely beach. Gigi
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great morning out, we all need those.
ReplyDeleteWell this was a very matter-of-fact account. I would have liked it to have more "clothes" in the forms of description and reflection.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a perfect morning. My MIL recommended the Michael Portillo train journey programmes to us and like a pair of old fogeys we lay in bed and watched one last night. Part of it was about Colwyn Bay beach and how it was built up. What a brilliant idea. Sarah x
ReplyDeleteIt’s a lovely beach
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