Our plan for Thursday, June 30th was absolutely beautiful! In fact, it was so beautiful, that I almost don't need to write much about it and just leave dozens of amazing pictures here to remember this journey.
We were staying in a village called Cresselly, close to Loveston. In the morning, we headed for Broad Haven South Car Park from where we started our coastal walk towards Stackpole. First we had to walk down to the beach and then back up the "cliff".
Broad Haven South Beach.
The kids on the beach.
This baby backpack has been in our family since Alex was in kindergarten. Land's End backpacks never die...
Beautiful view!
So we walked up some sandy trails up to this grassy area and you can see the beach below and behind the kids.
And then we started walking.
And these pictures are probably not in the right order but I don't think anyone cares!
The colors of the sky were unbeatable!
Keeping this picture here to show Mark's goofiness!
Alex, a handsome lad! Still rocking his middle school track jacket--very good investment!
Gorgeous Katya!
Oh yeah, so we just kept walking and walking...
And walking....and loving this view.
We have been so amazed with how beautiful this area was!
One of my all time favorite pictures of the kids!
I love this guy! Always excited to be going on adventures together!
Jumping pictures, of course!
Heaven on earth....
And the most beautiful thing is how easy it is to walk everywhere!
Taking a quick break and enjoying the fresh air!
Robert contemplating the meaning of life, as usual.
Oh look, Katya joined Mark with a quick snack.
And then further down we go....
Going through the gates built for "cattle control".
We came back to our car and then headed the opposite direction from there, towards St. Govan's Head.
They actually do military trainings here.
And then we saw cows...lots and lots of cows.
Mark, the cow whisperer.
It always makes me so happy to see cows "in the wild".
Further down we came upon Huntsman's Leap--that gap between the cliffs.
Another gorgeous place!
You can see a roof of a building down below. That's St. Govan's Chapel built literally into the side of the cliff.
You can really see the Gap here.
We came back to our car park--another depiction of our semi-SUV.
It was way pass lunchtime as we ventured out to find some food. We had snacks, of course, but needed some real food. We drove towards one recommended place, but very strangely it turned out to be closed during the in between lunch and dinner time. Actually, we were looking for Cafe Mor, but it turned out to be almost non existent or something.
So we drove on to the next village, to a pub, and very weirdly they told us that their electricity was out so they couldn't accept credit cards or make anything besides some sandwiches. It was almost hilarious!
I actually don't remember what we did, but we did make it to our intended destination for the afternoon--Freshwater West Beach, aka Dobby's Beach.
Do you remember the sad part in one of Harry Potter movies where Dobby...dies?
Yep...this is the place where they filmed that part.
People come here to burry socks in between the rocks.
It was also the perfect place to chill....
And squish and "wrestle" your brother.
Mark had three tennis balls that he decided to hit as far as he could and hope that no one was around when he did that.
After this, we headed to dinner. We really wanted to try Pembroke Yeoman pub since we just couldn't find the illusive Cafe Mor...So we park...walk in...
And they tell us that because they are very understaffed they will not be serving food tonight, only drinks.
Therefore, we ended up having to go to a random place in town that was open. We were seated in the backroom and it was a bit weird, but most of us made the best of it. Katya's look tells another story.
One thing for sure--Wales is absolutely stunning! We love it! There is so much to explore! Life is a bit slower there, lots of walking, beautiful views and nature all around. We do wish we had more time in Wales, but we are happy with what we got!
To Be Continued...
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