My Walk this Week 205 – Memories of North Wales

Posted on 01/05/202001/05/2020 by Alastair

My walk this week is from the archives with memories of North Wales and a windy visit to Colwyn Bay.

Some were taking advantage of the wind in a colourful way and the sky just wanted to join in by throwing out a rainbow to accompany the wind surfing paraglider, while other like myself were getting rather more battered by it. Nonetheless, it was an enjoyable walk and thrilling to be entertained by those men and their “flying machines”.

The patterns and colours of sand and wind, rust and fencing, waves and water effects in what appears to have been a changeable day are a good reminder of the experience. The soundscape also serves as an excellent transportation device to take me back there with the images – I can almost feel and smell the sea spray!

Colwyn Bay Soundscape

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Colwyn Bay and pier

Colwyn Bay Pier

Crossing to the sea

Colwyn Bay fencing

Colwyn Bay Reflections

Seaweed on fence

Fence focus 2

Colwyn Bay Crustaceans

Under the pier

sand patterns

Colwyn Bay

Paragliders

Colours in the Sky

Paragliders in the surf

Wild and Windy

Dark Sea and Weathered Fence

Running into the wind

Wind blown sand

Sand Drift

Sand Haze

Pier Structure

Leaving the Beach and Reviewing the Walk

Posted on 07/08/201602/08/2016 by Alastair

Reviewing my walk this week I realise that the railway line running across this bridge separates not only the beach from the town, but also something of the wind as well. The beach at Colwyn Bay in North Wales is a wide open expanse across which the wind can blow unimpeded until it reaches the railway embankment above the promenade. However, this barrier does not run the full length of the bay by any means and so I imagine, like Swansea’s seafront in the south of the country, the sand gets blown far into the streets nearby.

The soundscape below illustrates the point at which the wind starts blowing – just as I cross the road to the promenade at the pedestrian crossing. My favourite sound in this soundscape is towards the end – the rhythmic rattle of metal on metal in the wind before I return to the road.

Leaving the beach

Colwyn Bay Soundscape

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Glimpse of the bay

Running into the wind

Crossing to the sea

Colours in the Sky

Paragliders in the surf

Paragliders

Wild and Windy

Looking out to sea

Wind blown sand

Sand Drift

Sand Haze

Sand and Tide

Dark Sea and Weathered Fence

Pier Structure

Paragliders – Colours in the Sky

Posted on 02/08/201630/07/2016 by Alastair

It was a perfect day for my walk this week at Colwyn Bay . . . if you like the wind! There are those that will take full advantage of the wind every time, such as paragliders. I spotted these two the moment I stepped onto the seafront and as I walked towards them, it was difficult to pay attention to the rest of my surroundings. The mesmerising entertainment of their aerial acrobatics was quite a distraction.