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We launched the kayak from Porthgain, hoping to get as far as Abereiddy, although in the end we only made it to Traethlyfyn. It was a good trip - we saw a seal swimming not far from us which roused the dog from her normal stupor into a frenzy of barking. Needless to say the seal did not hang around. We paddled between the pair of islands and the headland (see photo in previous blog). This was a bit scary as there was a big tidal current between the two pieces of land and we had to paddle like mad to get anywhere. Coming back we realised that we would be carried along in the turbulence and so chose to go through the very narrow space between the islands, which Alan decided would be safer. The concern was that, as we had the dog, we had had to remove the spray deck from the kayak which meant it could easily fill up with water. We made it back to Porthgain in one piece. Again I used the Fuji XE1 for the water shots and kept it in a plastic freezer bag when I wasn't using it. The ...

On the Monday morning we took the kayak to West Angle beach and paddled up the Milford Haven Sound to Angle. The day was dull and overcast with no wind and after the rocks and caves we had seen before the kayaking was rather dull, apart from a tour of Thorn Island, an old fort that had been used as a hotel and then as a private residence but now looked deserted and rundown. We packed up and drove to Abereiddy, moving north-west of St David's. My favourite Pembrokeshire place is Porthgain, not far from Abereiddy and we went over there for a walk on the clifftop . We stayed at a farm called Llandigige Fawr in Berea and on our first night had a sunset over the rear of the campsite with mist rising from the ground. Thorn Island Channel marker at Porthgain Fisherman's hut at Porthgain Sunset from the campsite