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- Day 21
- Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 3:39 PM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
WalesHaverfordwest51°47’55” N 4°57’46” W
Haverfordwest
August 9, 2015 in Wales ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
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- Day 21
- Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 3:40 PM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- WalesScotch Bay51°42’36” N 5°2’12” W
Milford Haven
August 9, 2015 in Wales ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Visited the docks and had a fish
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- Day 22
- Monday, August 10, 2015 at 1:02 PM
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 2 m
- WalesDale51°42’27” N 5°10’3” W
Dale
August 10, 2015 in Wales ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Canoed round to the town and had a pint of prawns with chips as well as a few local brews.
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- Day 24
- Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 1:33 PM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 22 m
- WalesDeadman's Bay51°44’5” N 5°14’32” W
Martins Haven
August 12, 2015 in Wales ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Beautiful panoramic views of the sea off this peninsula after coming to the end of a very narrow road.
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- Day 24
- Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 1:35 PM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 1 m
- WalesRook's Bay51°46’25” N 5°6’28” W
Little Haven
August 12, 2015 in Wales ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Lovely out of the way village with a small beach but extremely narrow steep road to access and no parking for a vehicle as big as the van so moved on.
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- Day 24
- Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 1:37 PM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 2 m
- WalesBroad Haven51°46’58” N 5°6’5” W
Broad Haven
August 12, 2015 in Wales ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Lovely wide beach as the name would suggest but no parking available at the time so moved on.
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- Day 25
- Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 5:00 PM
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 46 m
- WalesCaerfai Beach51°52’51” N 5°15’31” W
St David's
August 13, 2015 in Wales ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Lovely little craft market at Stone Cross and many art and craft shops. Booked the boat to Ramsey Island with Thousand Island sailings.
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- Day 26
- Friday, August 14, 2015 at 12:04 PM
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 62 m
- WalesRamsey Island51°52’19” N 5°20’34” W
Ramsey Island
August 14, 2015 in Wales ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Caught the boat over to this RSPB reserve. Amazing wildlife and a wonderful peaceful place. Saw Choughs, Wheatears as well as seals and a school of Porpoises. Spent the day surrounded by sweetRead more
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- Day 27
- Saturday, August 15, 2015 at 3:21 PM
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- WalesFishguard Ferry Port52°0’8” N 4°59’36” W
Goodwick & Fishguard
August 15, 2015 in Wales ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Cycled from Goodwick to Fishguard and had a look round the Farmer's Market, craft shops, family butchers and organic fruit and veg shop. Went canoeing the next day and came within 10m of a sealRead more
Catherine FoulkesMy fathers mother and her family came from here - Dinas and Strumble Head. Cousins still there. Love the rock breaking through the thin soil and the scrubby grass. It feels like coming home when I go back.
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- Day 29
- Monday, August 17, 2015 at 10:57 AM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
- WalesAfon Teifi52°4’59” N 4°39’30” W
Cardigan
August 17, 2015 in Wales ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
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- Day 29
- Monday, August 17, 2015 at 12:00 PM
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- WalesAberystwyth railway station52°24’54” N 4°4’60” W
Aberystwyth
August 17, 2015 in Wales ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Passed through and looked at the marina but it was very busy so moved on.
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- Day 30
- Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 9:17 PM
- 🌙 14 °C
- Altitude: 19 m
- WalesEglwys-fach52°33’10” N 3°55’53” W
Ynis-Hir
August 18, 2015 in Wales ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Stayed close to the RSPB Ynis-Hir reserve. Saw Ospreys, a Red Kite and a Nuthatch trying to crack a hazelnut amongst other things.
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- Day 31
- Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 3:54 PM
- 🌧 15 °C
- Altitude: 94 m
- WalesMold53°9’58” N 3°7’39” W
Mold
August 19, 2015 in Wales ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
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- Day 31
- Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 7:51 PM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
EnglandBlacon53°11’37” N 2°55’45” W
Chester
August 19, 2015 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
A quick detour to replace the trailer board on the boat and get the towbar relay checked out.
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- Day 32
- Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 6:31 PM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- WalesFlint53°15’10” N 3°8’26” W
Flint
August 20, 2015 in Wales ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
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- Day 32
- Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 6:44 PM
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
- WalesPoint of Ayr53°21’7” N 3°19’6” W
Dee Estuary RSPB Reserve
August 20, 2015 in Wales ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Saw hundreds of Oyster Catchers, lots of Shell Ducks, Little Egrets, Curlews and Cormorants on the Salt Marsh from the hide along the sea wall. Massive holiday park and big gas refinery?
Catherine FoulkesJust spent 3 days on the salt marshes and salt pans of ilê de Ré. Cycling along and suddenly a mist of herons and cormorants - and gulls too rise in a blizzard in front of us. Stunning.
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- Day 32
- Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 6:45 PM
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- WalesRhyl Railway Station53°19’2” N 3°29’28” W
Rhyl
August 20, 2015 in Wales ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Huge conurbation of holiday parks and amusement parks. Didn't stay.
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- Day 32
- Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 6:46 PM
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- WalesLlandudno Bay53°19’21” N 3°49’9” W
Llandudno
August 20, 2015 in Wales ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Lots of high rises looking out on the sea and no campervans allowed on the front. Didn't stay.
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- Day 32
- Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 6:48 PM
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- WalesVale of Conway53°9’51” N 3°48’40” W
Between Llandudno and Betsy Coed
August 20, 2015 in Wales ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Headed inland to find somewhere to stay the night.
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- Day 33
- Friday, August 21, 2015 at 4:42 PM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- WalesLlandudno Junction53°16’48” N 3°48’33” W
Conwy RSPB reserve
August 21, 2015 in Wales ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Reserve is by the estuary overlooking Conwy Castle. Friendly staff who advised us on the best telescope to get. We ended up buying another tripod too (see the kit in the photo). Great qualityRead more
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- Day 33
- Friday, August 21, 2015 at 5:16 PM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- WalesPenmaenmawr53°16’10” N 3°55’47” W
Conwy to Bangor seafront
August 21, 2015 in Wales ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Overnighted within a stone's throw of the sea.
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- Day 33
- Friday, August 21, 2015 at 7:59 PM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 55 m
- WalesLlanedwen53°11’33” N 4°14’44” W
Anglesey
August 21, 2015 in Wales ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Overnight stop.
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- Day 34
- Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 11:52 AM
- 🌧 16 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- WalesHolyhead53°19’3” N 4°38’32” W
Holyhead on Holy Island
August 22, 2015 in Wales ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Overlooking the marina and in sight of the Irish Ferry port. We've been finding it pretty difficult to find places to stop and to overnight on Anglesey.
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- Day 35
- Sunday, August 23, 2015 at 1:15 PM
- 🌧 14 °C
- Altitude: 69 m
- WalesSouth Stack53°18’12” N 4°41’13” W
South Stack
August 23, 2015 in Wales ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
RSPB reserve on Holy Island. Great cliff walks but we arrived just after the majority of birds had migrated away. We did see Choughs close up and a baby Fulmar on its nest through the scope. StayedRead more
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- Day 36
- Monday, August 24, 2015 at 2:19 PM
- 🌧 16 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- WalesCae’r-geiliog53°15’33” N 4°31’52” W
Valley Wetlands
August 24, 2015 in Wales ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
'Wild and wonderful' RSPB reserve. Parked up and wandered through reedbed and pond habitats. Spotted lots of butterflies (Peacock, Small Copper and Common Blue) and different kinds of duck (TuftedRead more