Day 7 - Close to the Water
We were still staying near Stackpole, so the Monday morning saw us again at Stackpole National Trust car park. We parked at the far end by the picnic grass so we could pump the inflatable kayak up. It is not a light object and we had a good 500 yards to carry it down to the water's edge. It was to be Hettie's first excursion in it and she got herself thoroughly wet in the sea before settling on my legs in the craft. We had to take the spray deck off of the kayak to accommodate her, so we were slightly concerned that the sea might get up. I took the Fuji XE1 in a plastic bag, set on a fairly high ISO to combat the movement of the kayak. The limestone cliffs and caves in this area were really worth taking. I have 'grunged up' a number of the pictures to add to atmosphere. The first ones are selfies before we get to the more interesting bit. You can see how comfy Hettie is. Getting the kayak, heavy with water back to the car proved difficult, but we were helped by a ch...