We enjoyed a quiet night. I had listened to radio commentary of the Fulham v Burnley game, in which Burnley secured their place in the Premiership next year with a 2-0 win….hurray! So I woke up in a happy mood on a beautiful sunny morning….I’m sure anyone who knows me that I am never grumpy anyway.
No, the motorhome doesn’t have its own street light attached to the roof. It wouldn’t get under any bridges! Not a bad view to have from the van.
The weather forecast is for some showers later and the same for most of the week but I think there will be plenty of sunshine too. On a little walk last night we discovered that Parkgate was once a thriving seaside town. It had been a port on the Dee for the city of Chester and had been a busy resort for recreation. Donkey rides used to be available on the beach before the channel silted up and grass grew. It seemed very similar to walking on the promenade at Grange over Sands (but obviously not so scenic).
This morning we took the bikes off the van for the first time of this trip and cycled to Burton, Puddington. and Neston. The route was lovely with views across the estuary to Connah’s Quay. The villages were pretty and it felt very much like countryside. Sadly, there were no puddings available in Puddington so we had a coffee at a cafe on the way back instead.
The morning had started very sunny and started to cloud over as the day progressed but we still had sunny spells interspersed with a couple of heavy showers that we dodged. We moved up the Wirral to park up at Hoylake on the northern edge of the peninsula. The view over the Irish Sea and the wind turbines was superb…..this is where we will stay overnight.
We are now old enough to enjoy bird spotting and we keep an eye out for different and unusual bird species. This poster helped….
Some of these birds are very familiar to us but others are rare or at least difficult to identify. Godwits are similar to curlews but I don’t recall ever seeing one….on the other hand we have seen plenty of halfwits, not necessarily on the shoreline - mainly on the promenade!
During the afternoon we had a ride to West Kirby and a peek into Hoylake. Both towns are pretty and seem fairly prosperous even in these strange half-open pandemic times. Some of the houses in the area are fabulous, very large and posh. Overall we are very impressed with the Wirral.
I feel that we are settling into our travelling routines….busy doing nothing and making up a plan on the hoof, we just need the British weather to play its part and get warmer. Tomorrow we head for Welsh Wales!
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