Day 10 Whitesands to Aberdraw

Statistic for Today:

11 1/4 miles
31,000 steps
ascent: 700 meters(2295 feet)
1 1/2 ciders

The rain is gone and the sunshine is back . . . yehhhh!  We set out today from Whitesands Bay back along the coast and on to St. David's Head which looks out to the Irish Sea.  Rumour has it that one can see the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland on a clear day from the highest point on St. David's Head.

We continued on through a mostly wild and remote stretch of the path today.  Along the way we saw Neolithic burial chambers, seals jumping in the water, local boys diving off the ruins of old quarry walls into the water and the relics of a thriving slate mining industry.  Fascinating day!

Happy hikers setting off in the sunshine!

Neolithic Burial Chamber

Shelagh, trying it on for size (you're supposed to go under it Shelagh!  Always the Princess!)

Pete contemplates a morning swim . . . ?

The path comes very close to the edge along most of this part of the route.

Girl power conquering the Coastal Path!

Seal playing in the water below

Beautiful  coastal views

And another...

And yet another...

And yes, another!

A quick trip into Abereiddy for an ice cream on the beach...yummmy

Standing by the harbour posts at Porthgain

You can see above, the remains of a once bustling harbour in Porthgain, where a thriving slate mining industry supplied roofing slate for much of the building industry across Britain.  During the mid 1800's this harbour and warehousing facility was very active until the railroads eventually replaced it during the industrial revolution.

The greeting party as we make our way into Aber Draw where we will make a quick half mile trek up the hill to Trefin (pronounced Trevin) for a nights rest....and perhaps a drink or two!