Thursday,
May 18th.
John and I had a leisurely morning breakfast again and then headed out for a long walk. We walked back to the boat launch area and then back up the other side of the hill and around the headland of Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in a counterclockwise direction. The terrain was gently undulating, and the path well trodden over the centuries. There were lots of different species of spring flowers and gulls flying on the thermals. The views of Skomer were stunning and we could see the shuttle as it ferried people to and from the island. Eventually we came across a beautiful large beach below the path we were on along the cliff edge. We’d walked for three hours from 9:30, so we decided to stop for lunch at a cafĂ© we were told about called Runwayskiln, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. The food was excellent and we had a coffee before and an ale afterwards. Then we continued back down the path and descended to the large, rugged beach. There was beautiful flat well packed sand but also protrusions of uptilted sections of eroded sedimentary rock. We wandered around it taking photos for a while and then found a couple of flattish rocks to sit on facing the sea. We both lay down and fell asleep. We had a short nap until I awoke feeling the sun on my face. We weren’t asleep long, but the tide was well on the way back in and threatened to cut us off, as we had to walk around an outcrop to return to the path ascending the cliffs. We continued our walk following the walking path past cows and sheep and cutting across overland back towards our camp. We arrived about 4:30 and had time to relax and have a shower before heading out by car to a restaurant we were also told about by fellow campers, for dinner. It was in a very scenic town called Little Haven. The food was good and we enjoyed a couple of beer before returning just before sunset to our tent. I went for a short meander to the boat launch again to aid digestion before turning in for the night.
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