Yesterday I met up with Tellytubby to have a walk around the Great Orme and make our way over the top to have a look at Pen Dinas and Elephant's Cave. The weather was quite cold so I took my gloves, fleece hat and waterproof jacket from my rucksack and decided to wear them from the start of the walk and with a heavy camera around my neck we set off from the West Shore.
We took the Monk's Path above the Toll House and made our way up to Pen Y Ffordd Goch and just stopping before the Marine Drive to take a photo of what's left of Miriam Yr Ogof's Gogarth Tea Rooms. Those terracotta floor tiles that she had in her kitchen still look in good condition. Then it was down Llys Helyg Drive to the Gunsite and up the grass path passing a small herd of Goats on the way up. After the last look out building we made our way above Hornby Cove and there we remembered when we were there last and had a works colleague with us and he had just mentioned that he didn't like heights! Now this point is about 300 feet above the shore line and not the place to be if you are scared of heights but we got him safely to the top.
We had a look at the new extension to the cafe and then made our way across the road and over the bracken until we came to the rock which looks like a Cottage Loaf and took some photos of the rock. I was quite warm by then so at this point I asked Tellytubby to look in my rucksack and get my cap out of it and Tellytubby happily obliged but then said to me you're not wearing a rucksack!!!! Talk about senior moments! We had a recap and realised that in the rush to get off I had left the rucksack in the car so we decided to walk back the way we came and sure enough the rucksack was in the boot of the car so I got my sandwiches out and ate them in the shelter by the boating lake.
To finish the walk that we had started, we drove to the Ski Centre and parked there and it was nice to see so many people using the facilities in the Ski Centre. We went first to the hill fort of Pen Dinas and the Rocking Stone but it's no longer rocking as I found out when I stood on it. The views over the town are just superb from this location and there was another small herd of Goats there too. Then we went down to Elephants Cave and had a bit of an exploration around that area before heading back to our cars. Another nice walk but next time I'll have to make sure that I'm fully prepared for the walk and hadn't forgotten anything.