the last leg of our pembrokeshire coast path walks today: again, we take the 9:10 strumble shuttle,1 this time from st davids to strumble head — a ride of over an hour! again, it’s the friendly bus driver we already know from the previous days. the rides through all the nooks and crannies of the pembrokeshire coast are always fascinating for me.
the bus picks up lots of walkers today along the route. at abercastle we make a brief stop at the bend in the road, the driver opens the door — and greets the old dachshund we had seen yesterday who’s already been waiting for him: and, yes, he gets a dog biscuit, some parting words, and we are on our way again to strumble head.
contrary to the weather forecast by the met office the weather is just brilliant today — the forecast had us down for some real rain, reality has us up for some serious sunshine — and we enjoy the good weather and the fantastic scenery. the lighthouse is unfortunately not open to the public but looks like a proper lighthouse should look: on a cliff top, all in white, facing the “ferocious” seas, a schooner on the horizon crashing through waves two times it height, seamen holding on for dear life…2
…we hold on to the path and make our way west and then south. this
part of the coast path has “alpine” bits and pieces sprinkled over it
— some scrambling3 is called for: fun 
at pwll dweri (next to the entry to the holiday cottages and just above the youth hostel which seems to be undergoing some renovation) we break for half an hour and enjoy the breathtaking views across the bay and further south.
the path from pwll dweri to tregwynt takes us further up and then past some spectacular cliffs, caves, and little bays. when we reath the pebble beach at tregwynt, it and the sunshine join forces and lull us into a bit of “sun-bathing”4…
as the bus from tregwynt woollen mill leaves at 16:44 we finally make our way there to have a look at the shop5 and also to have a cup of tea and a piece of cake.6
then, at 16:44 our friend the strumble shuttle picks us up again and we are on our fractal bus ride back to st davids.7
dinner again at the refactory, followed again by “one for the road” at the grove.
fantastic scenery, great weather: another brilliant day
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or was that the_strumble shuffle_? hmm… ↩
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ok, the sea today is really smooth like a glass table top…and, yes, i made up that schooner business as well. ↩
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nothing to write home about, really, so pretend i didn’t write that. ↩
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there is a big advantage of a pebble beach over a sand beach: a sand beach tends to grow on you and ingratiate itself with your socks, shoes, rucksack, and so forth; pebbles are much more self-composed and independent, you actually have to pick them up yourself to end up taking them home with you… ↩
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a new woollen pullover and a nice hat for me :-) ↩
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well, a piece of cake for me, a bowl of cawl for mrs d. ↩
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we do make a short stop at the bend in the road at abercastle, but old dachshund seems to be otherwise engaged this afternoon. ↩
