Sunday 11th May
Today we had a sleep-in then made some phone calls before breakfast. We’d booked in for cooked breakfast at the main hotel and the earliest we could get in was 9:15 am. We both ordered the full Welsh breakfast minus the blood pudding—adventurous eating is not what I feel like in the morning. We left straight from there to drive to Porthgain to start the Porthgain to Blue Lagoon circuit hike. This hike featured stunning coastal vistas, ruins from the area’s industrial past and the scenic blue lagoon at the turn around. This was a mine pit that was flooded by blasting a hole between the pit and the sea once mining ceased. The walk returned via farmland. Back in Porthgain we stopped off at the Sloop Inn to get some lunch. I had the fish pie and Geoff had monkfish curry which were both really good.
After lunch we drove back to the hotel and had a nap. We had lots of naps on this trip. Semi-recovered we headed out again for another walk. The weather had changed, with lots stronger winds and the suggestion of rain on various horizons. We walked from our accommodation out to the ruins of St Non’s Chapel. Legend has it that she was the daughter of a local prince who was raped by a rival prince. The chapel is supposed to be on the site that St Non gave birth to St David while alone in a storm. There is a spring nearby which was said to have miraculously sprung up when St David was born.
We made it back to St David’s just as they were ringing the Cathedral Bell’s for Evensong and joined the service. This was probably my favourite of the three Evensong services I attended while in the UK. Afterwards we chilled back in the hotel and munched on some fruit and Welsh cakes as didn’t need dinner after our big lunch.
Total Steps: 22,155
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10 responses to “Wales Day 10: A Couple of Coastal Hikes”
I’d want a nap after all that walking, too!
That fish pie looks like quite the “event”! The presentation made me giggle. I wonder what my kids would think of that…
I actually prefer my prawns shelled because of the mess and not wanting to work for my food. But the whole prawn certainly made for a good photo
There is so much to see in Wales! I feel like you should be employed by their tourism department, your photos are so good!
Thanks Nicole. The scenery made taking good photos easy. Just point it anywhere and press the button
*adventurous eating is not what I feel like in the morning – this line made me laugh. Never a fan of blood pudding in the full Irish breakfast. Also Eek on the skinny dipping woman. The photos are amazing. I especially like the look back at Porthgain. Did your fish pie still have eyes? I’d be up for pie, but probably minus the fish. 😉
The fish inside the pie was pieces it was just the prawn on the top that was whole. I had to take it off and shell it.
Stunning coastal views indeed! Your photos make me want to visit Wales again.
I love how you balanced naps, hikes, and hearty meals – sounds like the perfect holiday.
Fish pie followed by Welsh cakes sounds like the perfect way to round it all off!
Wales is so beautiful. We made the most of it because we probably won’t make it back—so many places to see and it is a long way for us to travel.
Naps are great. And it still feels like you are seeing so many things.
Naps are great. I get so tired if I don’t have at least one each week.