The Click of the Stick
Walking the Welsh coastline from Chester to Chepstow.
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We have so many lovely memories of our time in Wales, and we are unlikely ever, to forget such sights as the magnificence of the wild sea at Freshwater West, the glorious gorse and heather paths of Penbwchdy, the peaceful harbour at Solva, the bird and plant life of the clifftops, the beauty of secluded beaches at Broad Haven, Barrafundle Bay and so many more. In the future we hope to walk other paths, Offa's Dyke and the South West coast are already in the pipeline, but these are well prepared and established ways which have been walked by thousands. The 792 miles we have described was our walk.
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About the Book
The book, the authors first, tells of the adventures of a couple of ageing ex RAF pals as they embarked on a special journey, for them that is. They decided to walk the entire Welsh coastline from the Dee estuary in the North to Chepstow in the South. The journey would take them not only into all the well known major holiday resorts but often into areas they had never heard of. There would be a variety of characters to meet and odd places of accommodation at which to stay, but above all stunning scenery could be expected as these unproven long distance walkers plodded onwards. Their main intention was to enjoy it and have plenty of laughs on the way.
About the Author
Graham Bell was born in 1936 in Stoke on Trent, "The Potteries". He was educated at a local Grammar School and afterwards he embarked on along career in the pottery industry. On reaching his 18th birthday he was conscripted into the RAF for 2 years, where he was to meet the man who was to be his good friend and colleague for the next 40 years, David Pridmore, the man was destined to be his walking companion. Graham still lives in "The Potteries" with his wife Jean, whom he married in 1959. They have 3 daughters, 3 grand daughters and 2 grand sons, who all live nearby. At present his hobbies include, as well as walking, water colour painting, gardening, Crown Green bowling and who knows in the future more writing.