Walking on Water

So many options were considered for my last day in the UK. 1) Visit Scotland. But that would mean £70 train fare and over 9 hours of travel. Nix. 2) Visit Wales. More affordable, but train would only stop in one place. Hard to visit villages not on the train route with such little time. Nix. 3) Visit West Kirby (last stop on the Wirral Train Line) with islands that you can reach when the tide is low. Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner!

Abi and I headed out on adventure after purchasing a day pass (unlimited rides for the day). At our first transfer, we took a short detour. A tour of St. George's Hall. A place of beauty and justice. As a Crown Court, we visited the cells where male and female prisoners awaited their day in court for offenses such as stealing (bread, blankets) to murder (stabbings, arsenic poisoning, and gang warfare). Punishment often meant hanging until dead; but some committed suicide before the state executed its judgement. It was said that people sat in the audience of the court just to see how the convicted would react to their judgement.

Needing to ENJOY our last hours, we left for West Kirby in the Wirral Peninsula. Arriving as the tide was going out for the second time that day at 1:30 pm, we sat by the promenade, had lunch and looked across into Wales. It seemed so close, almost walkable, especially at low tide.Walking on water ... toward Little Eye Island.