James was keen to take his esteemed Chinese visitor paddling on the Menai Strait. A combination of work and other commitments presented some logistical problems that were solved by Rich meeting us at Pwll Fanogl.
With hot weather and SW2/3 the trip from Foel to Menia Bridge was a relaxed affair, with wind and tide doing almost as much to push the boats along as muscles. Plenty of birds to look at (Curlew, Oystercatcher, Heron, Shellduck), but very quiet otherwise. I wonder how Plas Menai survives when there seems to be so little going on.
Traditional trip with an extra tea stop for Catherine, visit to the Plas Newydd cave, etc, with Rich's Landrover coming into view about the same time as Nelson.
Pasties, sausages and tea on the beach, then a quick re-arrangement of kit for the return leg.
Wind had been building all the time we were stopped, and of course the tide was now ebbing strongly, so paddling back was a bit wet, but fun - just over 9k in an hour - almost exactly a 5 knot average, and well over the 'speed limit' at Felinheli.
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| Annie and James leaving Foel |
With hot weather and SW2/3 the trip from Foel to Menia Bridge was a relaxed affair, with wind and tide doing almost as much to push the boats along as muscles. Plenty of birds to look at (Curlew, Oystercatcher, Heron, Shellduck), but very quiet otherwise. I wonder how Plas Menai survives when there seems to be so little going on.
Traditional trip with an extra tea stop for Catherine, visit to the Plas Newydd cave, etc, with Rich's Landrover coming into view about the same time as Nelson.
Pasties, sausages and tea on the beach, then a quick re-arrangement of kit for the return leg.
Wind had been building all the time we were stopped, and of course the tide was now ebbing strongly, so paddling back was a bit wet, but fun - just over 9k in an hour - almost exactly a 5 knot average, and well over the 'speed limit' at Felinheli.
Read your post with interest. Have recently been reading about the Menai Straits and the tide problem, so to find you have paddled it easily, was great.
ReplyDeleteA bit more info on the tide problem generally would have been great.