Thursday, 5 June 2025

Day 14 - Back in Wales for Becky's birthday

Today we are moored at the cargo/ferry terminal  in Holyhead. 


I'm not sure why we didn't moor at the  other (pretty) quay with the lighthouse,  close to the rather  lovely beach.  Instead, on disembarkation we were treated to a 10 minute bus ride around a parking lot full of shipping containers before being dropped off at the railway station.  I can only assume that docking where we were was cheaper,  allowing  Viking to maximize their profits.



The town centre of Holyhead was pretty run down.  Sort of like a smaller version of Port Talbot.  I had planned on taking Becky out for a meal but even the pubs weren't open.  Then one of the locals suggested we to to the Marina Bistro down at the beach and after a 10 - 15 minute walk in the opposite direction to where we'd come from we discovered a nice promenade with a sailing club, RNLI building, maritime museum and a rather nice bistro where Becky and I had a lovely lunch.


Despite it being Becky's  birthday  we didn't manage to win the Name That Tune quiz in the bar that evening. 

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