{"id":5841,"date":"2022-04-15T21:27:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T20:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/?p=5841"},"modified":"2022-05-20T12:46:58","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T11:46:58","slug":"psk-coastal-counties-challenge-gwynedd-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/psk-coastal-counties-challenge-gwynedd-day-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The Coastal Counties Challenge &#8211; Gwynedd &#8211; Day 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Day 3 &#8211; Criccieth &#8211; Abersoch &#8211; 25 km<\/h5>\n<p>We stayed not too far away in Porthmadog last night. Even with the necessary car shuttle, the relaxed tide timings meant we had an easier start today &#8211; OTW after noon!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5842\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5842\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241945-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241945-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241945-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241945-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241945-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241945-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241945-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241945-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A gentle start in Criccieth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241947-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5843\" src=\"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241947-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241947-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241947-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241947-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241947-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241947-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241947-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1242007-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1242007-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1242007-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1242007-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1242007-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1242007-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1242007-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1242007-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By contrast Criccieth was flat calm today and we headed out for a steady paddle along the coastline, noseying around here and there. We tried to bag a point or two for the 1000 Islands Challenge along the way, but the Islands Gods had other ideas. There was no sign of Cerrig y Barcdy, and Carreg y Defaid was way under water too &#8211; though the OS map and the Admiralty chart do seem to differ in opinion on the existence of either.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241991-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5845\" src=\"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241991-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241991-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241991-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241991-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241991-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241991-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241991-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5847\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5847\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1242002-scaled.jpg\" data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5847 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1242002-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1242002-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1242002-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1242002-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1242002-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1242002-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1242002-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seeing the sights in Pwllheli<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241997-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241997-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241997-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241997-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241997-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241997-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241997-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P1241997-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In between we had a quick look at Pwllheli, but the brittle wind soon ended our loitering and we moved on towards Abersoch.<\/p>\n<p>The coastline here is not the most spectacular, and on another grey January day the chilly breeze does encourage you to keep moving. However it&#8217;s still nice to be out in the boat, ticking off the miles and working across the map.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Crccieth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5851\" src=\"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Crccieth.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Crccieth.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Crccieth-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Crccieth-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Crccieth-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Crccieth-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Pages\/Counties\/countiesTitle2022.php\">https:\/\/performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Pages\/Counties\/countiesTitle2022.php<\/a><\/p>\n<p>by John Willacy<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 3 &#8211; Criccieth &#8211; Abersoch &#8211; 25 km We stayed not too far away in Porthmadog last night. Even with the necessary car shuttle, the relaxed tide timings meant we had an easier start today &#8211; OTW after noon! By contrast Criccieth was flat calm today and we headed out for a steady paddle &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/psk-coastal-counties-challenge-gwynedd-day-3\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Coastal Counties Challenge &#8211; Gwynedd &#8211; Day 3&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5844,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[106,63,39,35,62,80,67,36,65,81],"class_list":["post-5841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trips-expeds-records","tag-gwynedd","tag-john-willacy","tag-performance-sea-kayak","tag-rockpool","tag-rockpool-kayaks","tag-rockpool-taran","tag-sea-kayak","tag-taran","tag-taran-16","tag-wing-paddles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5841"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6185,"href":"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5841\/revisions\/6185"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.performanceseakayak.co.uk\/Archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}