The last two days of our time in Tenby have been a little like being in prison, I exaggerate of course but we have spent most of that time in our holiday home.
That said, we are on holiday so it was actually really nice to spend some time just chilling out, feet up, and with nothing to have to think about. To be honest, we did go for a short walk on Tuesday but got wet, and yesterday evening we did pop into the town for a meal. It wasn't just the rain, it was the very strong winds that were driving across the south-west of Wales that were the main issue.
Anyway, after our two days switched off, the forecast for today was cloudy with a few breaks in the cloud, so we popped west down the coast to take in four different locations that Donna had found.
We started at St Govans Chapel, where a small chapel was built half way down the steep drop to a pebbled inlet. Not sure why it was built, but some of it was thought to date back to the 6th century. Before moving on, we walked over to St Govans Head to enjoy the views out to sea, and listen to the gunfire and explosions on the MOD range next to the area.
Next we moved on to the Lily Ponds at Bosherston, a large area which is just as the name suggests, however this time of the year the ponds are just covered in Lily Pads, not quite the season for the flowers. It was about a 30 minute walk down beside the pond we chose, and down onto Broad Haven beach with the views out to Church Rock. Donna was alert and spotted a seal just bobbing above the waves only about 30m out into the surf.
We took the longer walk back, then back into the car and further along the coast to Stackpole Quay. We had a drink and snack at the National Trust cafe before venturing down onto the pebbled beach, however we found out that unless you are able to climb down a couple of metal ladders, you can't actually get to the quay itself. A bit of a disappointment, but nothing to write home about.
Our last port of call, a 1/2 mile walk over the headland was Barafundle Bay. We didn't bother with the walk down onto the beach, as, it was just a beach after all. A lovely golden beach with turquoise seas lapping up onto it, but still a beach. The views over it were stunning though, and again we were fortunate enough to see a seal, and this one was even nearer the shoreline. So much so that you wondered how it was that the sea was deep enough to conceal it.
About an hour later we were back at the house, a little packing up to do ready for the drive up the Welsh coast to Anglesey for part two of our holiday. Thank you South Wales, you were reyt smashing.
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