Pembrokeshire Coastal Path - Pwll Deri to Fishguard

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Thursday 3 August 2023 day 17 on the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path from Pwll Deri YHA to our BNB in Goodwich, Ferryboat Inn.

Alltrails app. 5 hour and 18 minutes. 9.57 miles. 1109 feet elevation gain.

Garmin forerunner 25. 5 hours and 15 minutes walking. 9.51 miles. 995 feet elevation gain.

Tony's Taxi picked us up at 0930 and had us at the Pwll Deri YHA ready to start the walk at 0950. The steep downhill continues almost to the water then promptly turned and went back up to the cliff tops again. Gary records 50% more elevation gain than I do. He added it up and his total to this point is very close to the advertised elevation gain. For the total 180 miles this is over 32,000 feet.

We met two couples who stayed at our BNB last night on the trail today. They were walking the opposite direction.

It did not rain. We saw cattle horses and sheep as on previous days. But today we passed above a colony of seals. The male barking to protect his harem.

There is a light house that marks the shore for ships and ferries coming to Fishguard. It appears a couple of ferries a day go and come from Ireland. Today the silver moon Cruise ship was anchored in the harbor.

A road and carpark are close to the lighthouse. A bridge crosses to the island and the light. The Stumblehead light house is unmanned and closed to the public now.

The Stena Line Ferries serve Ireland, Wales, Scotland, France and Holland. The Ferry we saw coming into the Fishguard ferry landing travels from Fishguard to Rosslare Ireland.

We arrived at our BNB a little after 3:25.

The Rose and Crown was again our choice for dinner. Oh there was a takeout fish and chips but we like sitting down. Plush we get to walk another mile and a half at the end of the day.

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Photos

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Awaiting the Taxi

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The sendoff

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The scene of the rocks behind the we climbed yesterday getting to Pwll Deri.

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The YHA Pwll Deri looking back

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Up the path along the rock fence

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One of the down the side of the bay and back up

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The colors of the day as we walked

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Gary silouetted with the light light just ahead

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More wind waves and spray today

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The Stena Line Ferry and the Stumblehead light

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Ferry far left and light far right

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The shoreline as we walk toward the light

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Closer photo of Stumblehead light with bridge across the gap to the right.

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The first marker we have seen like this. We have come 3 miles and we have 6 miles to go

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Looking back after passing the light

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View one inland

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View two to sea

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A memorial for a gent erected in 1797

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The seal colony

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Another view of the seals.
Seals love Pembrokeshire! There are approximately 5,000 Atlantic grey seals in the waters around Pembrokeshire.

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A rock fissure

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The Stena Line Ferry returning to Ireland

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A view of Fishguard harbor

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The Siverseas ship Silver Moon anchored in Fishguard harbor. It sailed at 1800

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Fishguard

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Our track for today