Beaumaris Town Runners

As seen at the start line to the Beaumaris Half Marathon/ 10 K

 

Old Bits of Beaumaris

Date stones on the school and an old pump

 

Octogenarian Clockwinder

Peter the Clockwinder. Most days he climbs a vertical 15 foot ladder into the clock tower. Clocktastic!

 

Stone Alone

Walking from Stoke to Stone, forgot to fill my water bottle but was rescued by a passing barge... then into the Monkey forest with not one in sight- Trentham Estate is home to a colony of macaques, but they were all asleep!

 

Hawaiian Nights In Stoke

A warm welcome with hula dancing at the Sutherland Arms, Stoke

 

If You Go Down In The Woods Today

We made moving targets for the archers!

 

Mansplaining

 

Mansplaining Man. You were right. And You Know It.

Snugberry

A great name for an icecream

 

Swan Herding

 

As seen on towpaths and in graveyards

Two Saints Way Cartoon

You may need a magnifying glass!

 

Chester Canal Best Barge Name Quiz

 Quiz Time- Let's put it to the vote! Choose your favourite barge name from the 64 we made a note of . I've got my favourite, we'll do a Top 10!

An Unexpected Discovery On The Towpath

It really is amazing what you find

 

Keith and The Bucket Hat People

 

We set of along the Chester Canal and encounter our first Two Saints Way Characters.

 NB To viewers in Norn Iron (N.Ireland). Please forgive the inexplicable spelling mistake. 

It is of course City of Lisburn. Not the one in Portugal. 

The Two Saints- St Chad & St Werburgh

St Chad is linked to Lichfield and was a Northumbrian priest. St Werburgh was the daughter of Mercian King Wulphere, famous for rescuing geese. Geese (and swans!) on route were actually quite vicious! (see later cartoon)

 

Top Chester Attractions- Cousins On Tour

No one was safe from Mandy's New Wheels!! 

 

Our start to the Two Saints Way at Chester

Plenty to see in Chester, a great place, but we're heading off after catching up with our cousins!

 

Two Saints Way (Chester to Lichfield)

Here's my route for the Two Saints Way, 92 miles officially, more like 100 after detours to places to eat, stay, escape cows etc!