Little Orme

Neither Malcolm nor myself had ever been round the Little Orme, at the other end of Llandudno bay from the Great Orme. So, we thought we'd put that right on Monday and ignoring the early dull weather and remnants of drizzle, we set out. It was quite a good walk even before we got there, but once away from the road and through the gate, we were soon climbing up through the scrub and catching glimpses of Llandudno through the trees.

There have been settlements on the Little Orme since Paleolithic times and traces of metalworking from the Iron age have been found too (though not by us). Much later, Catholics took to hiding themselves and their literature in the caves around here during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

These days it's all a bit quieter!

Soon, we were looking over the other side of the Little Orme, down towards Penrhyn Bay and the North Wales Coast stretching off into the distance - still looking a bit dull here.

Whichever way we looked, there were good views...

 A large Cormorant rookery occupied one of the cliffs.

And here and there, fragments of our recent past were visible. The area was occupied during the second world war, with gun emplacements used by the Royal Artillery gunnery school.

There are several coves around the Little Orme and Grey Seals can be seen either basking on the beach, or bobbing about in the sea. Malcolm managed to 'snap' me as I was looking for the elusive little blighters!

Enough of that, time to start heading back. Not a bad start to the holiday and a good eight mile walk to kick things off. More to come.