A Walk Along The Beach
I took the Nortern line to Blundellsands and Crosby station from where I walked along the beach and the promenade to Hall Road station.
It was an easy walk of a couple of kilometres, although it was extremely windy.
I was reminded of the story Jimmy Edward told of eating a sandwich on a horse in a high wind, when he missed and took a large bite of ,moustache instead, as I tried to eat my lunch in the small amount of shelter on the promenade.
I was able to get close to Antony Gormley‘s figures called Another Place. I liked them and so did a couple of local dog walkers. On the rest of my trip, I said I’d been to see them several times and everybody I spoke to, said that they liked them!
As the trains run every fifteen minutes, you shouldn’t have to wait long for a train, at the end of your walk.
My only regret was that I didn’t walk it in a Southerly direction, as that way, I would have been blown along in just a few minutes.
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Comment by joyofmaps | April 10, 2014 |
Southport is a nice sedate place to visit. If you there again, a little further along along around Ainsdale, there is a coastal nature reserve, which had red squirrels some years ago, presume still does
Comment by nosnikrapzil | April 10, 2014 |
I suspect the red squirrels are still there. Liverpool University is doing a lot of research on the population and one article, I read, said they were getting into Liverpool itself.
I suppose they support Liverpool, rather than Everton.
Comment by AnonW | April 10, 2014 |
That solitary figure looks quite spooky standing out there all alone….
Comment by janaline's world journey | April 10, 2014 |
There are loads of them! So he’s not lonely!
Comment by AnonW | April 10, 2014 |
yes, makes sense they support Liverpool – just back from shopping in your favourite place, needed a laugh
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