Milford Haven

Milford Haven, Wales.

An obscure place it seemed today, a very strategic Port, for oil, has a refinery,and has had more in the past, a new and extremely large LPG Port with gleaming new facilities ,that services a great part of the UK. A very deep natural harbour, second deepest in the World, next to Sydney.. However it seemed for a cruise ship, at anchor, with a pilot on board at all times, and a tug connected, so we stayed in the channel all day ,not the easiest place for a ship to tender ashore. Some trips to be had, we didn’t,it was however, a perfect day, warm and still.
We journeyed off to walk where we could, and that was easy, not huge, and not a great deal here, but a tidy town, lots of flowers around ,nice neat homes, and friendly locals. Sam viewed the Bowling Club and had a chat..I was like a stalker, trying to listen for Welsh being spoken, and it was, but not a lot ,elderly lady, and then the nice lilt of their language from another man who spoke too us. They were a fishing Port, for many years, but over time and changes, not now. Lots of pleasure craft in the harbour, their energy Port of great importance, and tourism ,they are hopeful will evolve. A ferry runs to Dublin. A place of history, Lord Nelson’s times . A town that is divided by a bridge, modern now, but going back many years ,was a political division, and some residents lived their whole lives, never crossing to the “Other Side”, except the cemetery was on the other side.!!! A good wander on a lovely day.
Later we sailed out, with great views of the surrounding landscape, old fortress’s ,the new Gas Operations, lovely fields in the sunshine ,large reddish cliffs ,quite high and rugged, they apparently have Puffins. We are in a hurry, fastest ever, to be in time for Plymouth, where ,due to a change of plan from Naval Vessels, we are being up graded from “At Anchor” again, to having a harbour berth, if we are there by 6.15am, in the morning…It is warm and lovely and there are schools of darting fish, maybe Tuna or small Porpoises…Read more