Great Orme walk

Had a bit of a lie-in today, but then got up and went out for a tiny run. Then home, shower, and breakfast. The weather was glorious, so we decided to go for a walk around the Great Orme -- it's 5 miles to walk the Marine Drive loop, on a paved road, with gorgeous views out to sea all the way. And halfway round there's a cafe called "Rest and Be Thankful", where we had a slice of amazing lemon meringue pie in the sun.

At the end of Marine Drive we crossed back to our starting point on Invalid's Walk -- as Tony said, you'll be an invalid when you finish. But it's a lovely view of town, and passes behind the site of a house where Alice Liddell (the inspiration for Alice in Wonderland) spent her summers. Pity the house isn't there.

We walked past the Great Orme Tramway -- which goes up to the top of the Orme, but I suppose it's not even as steep as the cable car hills in San Francisco, so it must be okay.

At a couple of points during the day we stopped in at various shops to start collecting our favorite British things -- shower gels, biscuits, and, of course, sweets. How we'll get everything home, I can't imagine. But we'll try.

Then home, where we chatted for a bit, had a drink, and then headed back in to town for (guilty guilty pleasure) -- proper British Fish and Chips. A massive filet of cod, perfectly breaded, with amazingly crisp chips and the finest mushy peas I have ever eaten. Fantastic! After dinner we stopped back in at the pub and Wil and I each had the other perry from the festival (though I'm not sure which one it was).

Once home again, we moved out into the garden and chatted for hours -- it was the kind of evening that Wil had especially been looking forward to. :)