Wales - part 1

Mum and Dad arrived in Egham after a few week's orienteering, and after a night of rest we headed off down the M4 to Wales. The weather wasn't great, but Kathy & Jen stopped off at the National Botanical Gardens of Wales. Very nice gardens, some lovely photos were taken with our new camera :)

Eventually we got to our B&B in Broad Haven, lovely location - called Atlantic View, and it lived up to its name. In the morning we headed south to Marloes Sands, a gorgeous little beach that reminded us of NZ. Then a boat trip around Skomer Island, the weather was too rough to go the whole way round, but we still saw lots of wildlife, lots of puffins which looked really funny trying to fly!

Best place to eat (only place we bothered going to, it was so good!) was the Crown in Little Haven. 3 nights in a row we were there, very relaxing with nice food. Popped up to St David's to have a look at the cathedral. The local icecream shop was so good that some people went there twice on the same afternoon!

 

  Tank hauler on the M4
Tank hauler on the M4

 

  Welsh National 
Botanical Gardens
Welsh National
Botanical Gardens

 

  Welsh National 
Botanical Gardens
Welsh National
Botanical Gardens

 

  Welsh National 
Botanical Gardens
Welsh National
Botanical Gardens

 

  Welsh National 
Botanical Gardens
Welsh National
Botanical Gardens

 

  Welsh National 
Botanical Gardens
Welsh National
Botanical Gardens

 

  Welsh National 
Botanical Gardens
Welsh National
Botanical Gardens

 

  Jen
Jen

 

  Kathy
Kathy

 

  David and Gary work
out the day's route
David and Gary work
out the day's route

 

  Broad Haven Beach
Broad Haven Beach

 

  Marloes Sands
Marloes Sands

 

  Jen painting at
Marloes Sands
Jen painting at
Marloes Sands

 

  Marloes Sands
Marloes Sands

 

  Marloes Sands
Marloes Sands

 

  Kathy
Kathy

 

  Puffin
Puffin

 

  Flying penguin :)
Flying penguin :)

 

  Seal on Skomer Island
Seal on Skomer Island

 

  Seagull
Seagull

 

  The boat we went to
Skomer Island on
The boat we went to
Skomer Island on

 

  Boy at Little Haven
Boy at Little Haven

 

  Boy at Little Haven
Boy at Little Haven

 

  St David's Cathedral
St David's Cathedral

 

  St David's Cathedral
St David's Cathedral

 

  St David's best shop!
St David's best shop!

   

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