Day 16 Aberdaron to Abersoch (18.0 miles, cumulative 288.1)

Left my luxury pad in Aberdaron and, after crossing farmland, was soon back on the coast. Stunning views of Aberdaron and Bardsey island, before descending to Hell's Mouth beach, a 3 mile stretch of largely deserted sand. Then another climb, rewarded with fine views towards Snowdonia, before a long descent to Abersoch, which was teeming with tourists. Needless to say, the sun shone all day long and a gentle breeze provided comfort to the walker.

I was facing a public transport problem. I needed to catch a bus, then a train to near Barmouth, my walking  base for the next ten days. Unfortunately, it being a bank holiday Monday, the buses were running to a Sunday timetable, whereas the trains were following a normal Monday schedule. This meant that the bus was due to arrive at the station 3 minutes after the train had departed!  Fortunately, the kindness of strangers prevailed, when John and Chris, a couple I'd met on the path at lunchtime, generously offered to collect me in Abersoch and drive me to the station at Pwllheli.