Day 2 Manorbier Bay to Bosherton
Today's Statistics:
39,000 steps
15 miles
780 metres of ascent
ciders....still working on it!
Today we managed to get away at 9:30 for a marvelous walk along breathtaking coastline. Our four legged friend Peggy insisted on a few tosses of the stick before we got away. We backtracked through a farm to the coastline, then back around Manorbier Bay, checked out Manorbier Castle which dates back to 1130, and headed along the coast.
The path today was chocked full of everything, rugged coastline, many deep inland crevices, caves, sandy beaches, grasslands along high ridges and the weather was spectacular.
We stopped shortly after noon at a beach bar at Freshwater East and indulged in Scioche (like a mixture between a Scone and Brioche), some tea and water and we were off again, full of sugar and energy towards Stackpole Quay, Stackpole Head and Barafundle Bay.
Here we saw more spectacular coastline, and a magnificent beach at Barafundle Bay.
From there, we made our way past St. Govan's Head towards Bosherston, our stop for the evening. There is a massive 6000 acre artillery range at Bosherston, so we had to enquire whether we could walk through the range the next day or whether we would have to detour around it if it was active. We chatted with the Sentry, a colorful character who claimed to have the best job in the world and was the happiest man alive. He informed us that they were indeed firing on the range the next day and almost every day so we would have to detour. He explained to us that it was one of the few practice ranges where they used tanks, jet fighters, regular artillery and everything else the armed forces had in their arsenal. He said it was one of the few places where the tanks could fire while in motion.
So, on to our Inn for the night, St. Govan's Inn and Pub in Bosherston, a typical Welsh pub with lots of character and lots of characters.
39,000 steps
15 miles
780 metres of ascent
ciders....still working on it!
Today we managed to get away at 9:30 for a marvelous walk along breathtaking coastline. Our four legged friend Peggy insisted on a few tosses of the stick before we got away. We backtracked through a farm to the coastline, then back around Manorbier Bay, checked out Manorbier Castle which dates back to 1130, and headed along the coast.
As we left the castle we came upon an ancient burial marker....which required a bit of levity!
We stopped shortly after noon at a beach bar at Freshwater East and indulged in Scioche (like a mixture between a Scone and Brioche), some tea and water and we were off again, full of sugar and energy towards Stackpole Quay, Stackpole Head and Barafundle Bay.
Here we saw more spectacular coastline, and a magnificent beach at Barafundle Bay.
From there, we made our way past St. Govan's Head towards Bosherston, our stop for the evening. There is a massive 6000 acre artillery range at Bosherston, so we had to enquire whether we could walk through the range the next day or whether we would have to detour around it if it was active. We chatted with the Sentry, a colorful character who claimed to have the best job in the world and was the happiest man alive. He informed us that they were indeed firing on the range the next day and almost every day so we would have to detour. He explained to us that it was one of the few practice ranges where they used tanks, jet fighters, regular artillery and everything else the armed forces had in their arsenal. He said it was one of the few places where the tanks could fire while in motion.
So, on to our Inn for the night, St. Govan's Inn and Pub in Bosherston, a typical Welsh pub with lots of character and lots of characters.
Showdown in the Pub!
A wee digestif before bed.
Beautiful sky promises a great day tomorrow! Goodnight for now!
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