Blogs from Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe - page 7

17th June 5.15pm St Davids Day 10 I am trapped. It has been raining all day, and I mean ALL FUCKING DAY! It’s been chucking it down from when the wind and rain battered me awake in the morning until now at just after 5pm. Speaking of my rather rude awakening in such foul weather, as if it wasn’t unpleasant enough in itself I immediately had to deal with another pressing issue; a quite urgent need to urinate. Now I certainly wasn’t going to dash out in my underwear in such conditions, and the wind and rain were such that even the old open-both-tent-flaps-and-kneel-out-the-side trick was looking dicey at best. Not being in possession of a bottle I was willing to dispose of afterwards and quickly running out of time to come up with a solution, ... read more

13th June 1.30pm The Sloop Inn, Porthgain Day 6 Right. Have been a bit neglectful of the old diary over the past few days due to a combination of business and exhaustion in the evening, so will take some time now to set the record straight and recount the last couple of days. After finishing my last entry sat in a café in Newport I sauntered back to the campsite to find that someone had set up camp right next to me. My new neighbour said hello and invited me over for a cuppa. He turned out to be a lovely lad from Wales who was also doing the whole coast path with a pack like myself (although being a bit more experienced in these matters, he hadn’t packed everything including the kitchen sink and was ... read more

29th June 9.15pm Neyland Day 22 Am finally back on the coast path after a quite lengthy, but very pleasant detour inland. It has been good to get away from the coast for a bit and to spend and extended period of time sleeping indoors on a bed. In fact, I have become quite accustomed to crisp cotton sheets, thick mattresses and fluffy duvets over the past week or so, so might find the trusty ground mat and sleeping bag a bit of a shock after so long in pampered luxury. Now while it was great to spend a few nights in an actual bed, it was not quite as fun as I was hoping for. This is down to the actions, or rather in inaction as it were, of a certain English lass. Now I ... read more

9th June 7.45 am Poppit Sands Day 2 Have just woken up in the tent for the first time. It’s amazing to go the sleep and wake up with the sound of the ocean in your ears. Had a pretty good night’s sleep, though the ground was a little rough an uncomfortable. Still managed to get more rest than anywhere else over the past week or so, funnily enough. Am camped on a sloping field overlooking a rather picturesque river inlet called Poppit Sands just outside of Cardigan. To quote the cliché, the sun is shining and the birds are singing, so I have a feeling that it’s going to be a great day’s walking. Apparently the next stretch of the trail is the most physically challenging, very long with lots of hills involved, thus am ... read more

After leaving the USA we had a whistle-stop tour around the UK visiting all the family. It finished with a trip to West Wales where we met up with our friends from the South Wales Travelbugs. Our long weekend was curtailed somewhat by us getting a contract with the British Council in Tunis meaning we had to leave on the Sunday morning! On Friday afternoon we arrived at the National Trust Centre at Stackpole, Pembrokeshire. The sun was shining and we did our first of several walks out along the cliff tops. Once we got back it was time to get into our room and several of the group had arrived so it was time to catch up with old friends and make new ones. It was so good to see everyone again. Dinner was well ... read more