The Latest Episode in Our Sporadic and Spotty Series of Tales from the West Wales Trip of August 2005

So, we last saw our travelers renewed after pizza and a soft bed in Tenby. Here's what happened next:

We took a bus across Pembrokeshire, through the oil refinery country and out to the tip of Marloes. By the final leg of the multi-bus trip, we were on a mini-bus thing hurtling down single lane roads with enormous hedgerows hugging us on either side. It's like being in a tunnel with the top cut off, and its really exciting when a car or bus comes from the other direction! Both parties slam on their brakes and look to see who has the nearest turn out behind them to back into and let the other pass. Loads of fun and exhilaration for what is essentially a bus ride in the middle of nowhere without a view. The driver dropped us off on the side of the road by a sign that said West Hooks Farm. We wandered down the driveway past some jaunty gallivanting horses(that's a good sign!) to a farm house where we paid a bit and made the unplanned decision to stay there two nights. Here's a glimpse of why:



Okay, you can't really tell in the picture, but the view was tremendous, and the field idyllic.

The pub was about a mile away, but we weren't about to walk down the hedgerow tunnel road and so took the coast path and cut across a field and avoided most of the road altogether. Here's the walk:

Pretty nice, huh? Then we had a satisfying dinner of fresh seafood at the pub and wandered back along a cliff path, in the dark, after a couple of beers. Don't worry--we had flashlights and were very careful. (Really, mom, it wasn't that close to the edge.)


Next Installment You Won't Want to Miss: Sun sickness, nice pub lady and a walk around Dale.

And coming eventually: How we paid for a boat ride to see seagulls. And also Aberystwyth, maps, Machynlleth and how to pronounce it, The Centre for Alternative Technology, and, finally, Snowdonia.