Trearddur to Four Mile Bridge (9 miles)
It's been four weeks since the last walk, so time for some flowers to fade and others to bud and open. Sure enough, as we started at Trearddur yesterday we spotted on the sand dunes both Sea Holly, with flowers just beginning to turn blue, and pink-and-white Sea Bindweed. As we walked out of Trearddur, we also spotted Livingstone Daisies, not a native in this case but clearly adapted to the conditions. Later there were wild carrots in flower. It must be difficult to maintain a garden in these salty conditions and with this geology (acid soil?). One after another they seemed made up of little more than a purple hebe and a dark pink species rose - both thriving at this time of year, but leaving little room for other plants. We stopped for our coffee flask soon after Raven's Point. Then there are two natural arches to see - Bwa Du and Bwa Gwyn. We have seen them before (but that was twenty years ago), yet somehow we managed to miss one this time. The picture is Bwa Du (I think...