Day 5 – A Brighter Outlook

The motorhome stopped rocking around 5am this morning, so I had hoped for calmer weather today. Not a chance! We headed out to Strumble Head to photograph the headland with lighthouse and there was a possibility of spotting a few seals.

We arrived on the cliff top adjacent to an old building which was now used for spotting whales, porpoises, dolphins, seals etc. We met some keen ‘watchers’ of the seas who were looking out for porpoises. We on the other hand faced into the wind which was so fierce it nearly knocked us off our feet.

We patiently waited for the sun to appear to get a good image. I wanted to try to blur the water with a longer time exposure, but all I got for my trouble was a blurred lighthouse. So the image above is the best for the day.

Chatting more with the ‘Porpoise watchers’ they advised where we might spot a few seals – so off we went down towards the lighthouse.

By this time we were cold and battered by the strong winds, so time for a coffee and lunch. Hence we headed off to Fishguard to find a café – and enjoyed a nice bacon bap.

Last location for the day was Ceibwr Bay to capture another coastline image. We waited for about 1 hour for the sun to appear and light up the amazing rock strata – but like many other days, luck wasn’t on our side, so this was the best we could manage.

The sea was crashing into the rocks behind us but most of the sea spray dispersed before reaching us. The wind was the strongest we had experienced in the UK whilst taking photos so it was very tiring standing here for most of the hour. Hopefully tomorrow we will have lighter winds.