A Day in Holyhead

After a nice day and a half in Dublin it was time to go back to Holyhead with the morning ferry.

It was another sunny morning with a low sun and a bit of chill in the air but exactly as I like it when travelling early.

The crossing was relaxed and not very eventful but thanks to the free wifi, I could catch up with my blog updates and just browse in between taking some photos.

In Holyhead, I decided to take a later train back to London and have more time for a wander around.

The weather was very nice and people were out for a walk and hanging out by the beach which was a first for me to see.

It was a nice and relaxed stop over before getting back to London in the evening.

Ferry to Dublin

It's a long bank holiday weekend and as usual it starts off with rain. I didn't let the rain stop me from heading to Dublin.

After a rather packed train journey thanks to some cancellations and engineering works I arrived in Holyhead to take the ferry to Dublin.

The ferry was a lot more enjoyable and made for a relaxed journey across the channel. It might take a lot longer than flying and cost the same or more but the train and ferry are much better options to get to Dublin.

Once in Dublin I ended up spending most of the evening in different pubs sampling the local Guinness.

One thing that is great about pubs in Dublin is the live music which is a lot better than the usual unidentifiable background noise you get in bars and pubs in London.

Leaving Holyhead

GXR A12-M, f8.0, 1/760, ISO 200, RAW, 42mm (Ricoh GR f2.8 28mm L) 

Time to head back to London after a short trip away, the weather was great on the bank holiday weekend so it made the trip a lot more enjoyable.

Hiking in Holyhead

After getting back from Dublin, I decided to go hiking and see the South Stack Lighthouse near Holyhead. It's always a nice hike there and the views are fantastic.

This is a series from my hike, the pictures are a mix between the GR lens and Heliar 15mm lens.

Albert

GXR A12-M, f2.8, 1/60, ISO 200, RAW, 42mm (Ricoh GR f2.8 28mm L) 

Another rail and sail journey this long bank holiday weekend, arrived in Holyhead as a stopover on my way to Dublin.

While taking trains and ferries does take longer than flying, it is a lot more relaxing and you get to see more. The other benefit is that you can book the tickets just before you travel so a last minute holiday is no problem.

Holyhead - Day 2

I had selected 5 pictures for today but I ran out of disk space on Picasa and now need to devcide if I want to pay them or pay Flickr instead.

So to see more pictures head over to my Dropbox gallery.

Holyhead - Day 1

The first day in Holyhead was all about hiking over the mountain all the way to the South Stack lighthouse to take pictures. After much deliberation I decided to take the GXR with 28mm A12 module but instead of taking the 50mm A12 module alongside I went for the GF1 with the 50mm Nokton lens to see how it fares when used for landscapes.
Both cameras did an excellent job and especially the Nokton realy impressed me when shooting wide open, you do get vignetting and soft corners but it gives a very unique look to the pictures and almost a tilt-shift effect. I took some of my best landscape shots out of this and especially the 3rd picture is my favorite from the trip but you do need to see it fullsize to spot the boat.

If you want to see more pictures from Holyhead go to my Dropbox gallery here.