I didn't do the club walk today that was going to the Preseli Hills as I wanted to fill in a bit of missing coastline. I thought I would do it on my own but Ann and Carol had other ideas about that and came with me!
We set off on the bus from Tenby and all went well until just after Lydstep when the bus driver pulled up and said the bus was broken. We had the option of returning to Lydstep and doing the walk from there or walking about a mile into Manorbier. That was what we chose as otherwise Ann and I would have had a gap in our coastal path. Carol came along as well which is just as well because after a few minutes walking the bus driver pulled up beside us and we got on again much to the amusement of the other passengers. He also picked up Mick Melvin a little further along the way as he was doing a similar walk to us. The driver was most apologetic and dropped us off at the nearest point to the coast even though there wasn't a bus stop there!
We set off on the bus from Tenby and all went well until just after Lydstep when the bus driver pulled up and said the bus was broken. We had the option of returning to Lydstep and doing the walk from there or walking about a mile into Manorbier. That was what we chose as otherwise Ann and I would have had a gap in our coastal path. Carol came along as well which is just as well because after a few minutes walking the bus driver pulled up beside us and we got on again much to the amusement of the other passengers. He also picked up Mick Melvin a little further along the way as he was doing a similar walk to us. The driver was most apologetic and dropped us off at the nearest point to the coast even though there wasn't a bus stop there!
It's amazing how different Manorbier beach looked today compared with how it looked on Sunday in the wind and the rain. Today the sun shone all day and the temperature reached 25 although there was a slight breeze on the cliff tops.
We made steady progress and had our lunch watched by a herd of cows on Lydstep Headland before descending to Lydstep Haven and making our way through the hundreds of static caravans.
That was the only part of the walk that was difficult to follow the but eventually we found the right path and proceeded onwards and upwards before descending to the south beach at Tenby.
By this time my blisters were giving me problems and I was very pleased when we eventually arrived at the harbour. I rewarded myself with a turkish delight ice-cream before returning to the hotel for a shower and a lovely sit in the gardens.
Nearly half the group had done other things today and quite a few people had taken the opportunity to have a swim in the pool.
Nothing more to do now than have dinner and pack the suitcase ready for off in the morning.
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