St Davids

The day after returning from Croatia, I went on yet another holiday; this time a family holiday to a cottage by the coast in St Davids, West Wales. St Davids is a special place for me as we used to come here every year with my whole family, staying in caravans on the cliffs near Porthclais harbour. This part of Pembrokeshire must be one of the most beautiful areas in the country.

Whitesands Bay (view from back garden)

As you will see from the photos, we were very lucky with the weather. It was a very relaxing holiday, much needed after all my hard work on the CELTA course! Evenings were spent watching the sunset over the bay, glass of wine in hand, of course!

Glorious sunsets

One night, we watched a thick fog roll in off the sea. Eventually we were unable to see past the wall around the garden. The fog seemed to deaden any noise, so it seemed very eerie!

Sea fog

The cottage overlooked Whitesands Bay, one of the best beaches in Wales. Sadly, the sea was far too cold to risk taking a dip! I say a cottage, it was really quite a big house with 4 en-suite bedrooms and a massive kitchen. It was dated in style, but very clean and well equipped. Ben seemed to enjoy lieing outside and soaking up the spring sunshine!

Whitesands Bay

Ben

Mum and I went for a walk along the coastal path to St Justinian's Lifeboat station. The spring flowers were out in full bloom.

Pembrokeshire coastal path

(our cottage is the house on the right)

St Justinians Lifeboat Station
I also got the chance to catch up with my friend Suzanne, who lives in North Pembrokeshire, who I hadn't seen for over a year. We met for lunch on one of the hottest days of the year and ate salad in the beer garden of the Farmers Arms pub in town. We then walked down to the cathedral and Bishops' Palace. Although St Davids is only the size of a small town, it is officially a city (the smallest city in the UK) due to it's cathedral named (founded by?) for the patron saint of Wales. The Bishops Palace lies next to the cathedral, but is now in ruins.

St Davids Cathedral and Bishops' Palace