Wales - 2nd Week - Beaches & Boats

The beaches on the Pembrokeshire Coast are absolutely gorgeous. They range from rocky, to pebbly, to sandy. The kids loved trying to skip rocks or just hear the plunk when the pebbles hit the water. They also discovered hopping over waves. Previous to this trip both kids were terrified of waves. But for some reason they found they loved holding Poppa's hand to wade in the water and jump as the waves rolled in. So even on the cold & windy days, the kids made Poppa (I have cold enough feet without putting them in the ocean that he got the honor each time) roll up his pants and wade with them. Here are the pictures we captured of our beach adventures.

On one of the colder days, we visited this beach where we watched groups of people doing cliff climbing & learning to surf. No one seemed to mind the wind, and it was windy.




The kids didn't seem to mind the cold. All they wanted to do was wade and play in the sand making 'mud rocks'.


On another day we hit the beach when it was gorgeous and sunny. This beach was wide and had beautiful smooth sand. I even ventured in that day and we had a jolly time.






Here are a couple of pics at the pebbly beach in Trefin, where we stayed. Just a short hike down the road and there is a creek, plenty of small rocks, and the ocean to watch. Such a gorgeous place.




While we were in Trefin, we took a morning boat ride to see some of the islands near St. David's. The boat ended up being a speed boat, bright orange and we went fast! J was grinning ear to ear and F kept saying "speed boat, mommy!"

We got to see some pretty cool caves and even some seals laying in the sun.









After the boat ride, the kids wanted to watch the next boats dock, load people up and take off. Here they are plunked down in the middle of the walkway absorbed by the boat world:



I must say, beaches and boat rides are good for long naps!