Conwy Mussel Men At Work

 On my way back from the Seed Fayre as I was crossing the bridge over the river I noticed that the  Conwy mussel men ( are they called  fishermen ? I must look to see if there is a special name for them.) were hard at work on a pontoon in the middle of the river.

 Having mannually raked the mussels up ( the traditional way of gathering the mussels) from the mussel beds in the estuary, they are then transported to the pontoon where they are sorted ready to be taken to the small cleaning plant on the quayside, which is the white building next to the tower on the quayside in the photo above. It is possible to buy the fresh  mussels from here

This is the view out towards the estuary where the mussel beds are found. The Great Orme can be seen in the background to the right.
 The coastal foot / cycle path follows the coast line all the way from Llandudno to Conwy and makes a really scenic walk.