Tag: Wales

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.

First Day in Pembrokeshire

Yesterday we travelled from Southampton to South Wales arriving just after dusk at our campsite. Most of the major campsites are closed this time of year, but there are a few private sites that do remain open. We are situated just north of Haverfordwest which is roughly central to the Pembrokeshire area we want to cover.

Thursday 21st November: Today the weather was overcast so we headed off to Tenby to start the day.

We only had a few hours here which included a coffee in a nice dog friendly café. We then headed off to another location nearby for a spot of lunch, but unfortunately the café was closed. We headed over the cliffs and down to the beach via many steps – we just weren’t looking forwards to the return trip.

The beach was covered in boulders with a wonderful arch to focus our attention.

Fortunately the sun appeared from behind the clouds at the right time to bath the arch in sunlight for the next hour. Later we headed back up those many steps to the car. I started to carry our 13 year old dog, but when I put her down for a rest, she charged up the remaining steps – so she can walk the rest of the holiday!

We stopped off at a few castles on our return journey, but they were closed, so returned to the campsite for an early dinner (as we missed out on lunch).