Last Minute Island Hop...

Not a planned paddle this, I was chilling at St Brides Haven preparing for a lazy day when a familiar face turns up with a kayak on the roof of his car, it was Steve Bunston & he'd brought some mates too of which only Neil I knew.

Turns out they were headed for Skomer & I was tempted to join them so I did :)

We left St Brides Haven early'ish & onto glassy sea's. I had no time to plan anything & was loving taking a back seat leaving Steves planning to lead the way.

We enjoyed some gentle rock-hopping en route to Jack sound.

Making the crossing to Skomer. Couldn't be calmer out here & certainly no drama.

A quick discussion to discuss Steves tidal planning.
Only kidding ;)

Approaching the Mew Stone at South Haven.

Steve looking grumpy?

Razorbills & Guillimots.

A Compass Jellyfish.

Steve still looking grumpy???

Despite the Puffins.

Break time at North Haven.

With a Motley Crue.

A gentle paddle back to end a fab & unexpected day out & only my second circumnav of Skomer.
Cheers Steve ;)

Evening At The Stacks...

After a very fab day walking around Martins Haven admiring both the wildlife & the scenery I still felt I could show Carly something pretty special in the evening too so a paddle to Stack Rocks in St Brides bay in the last hours of light was certainly on the cards :)

We set off from St brides Bay an hour before sunset.

The light was gorgeous & so too was my lady ;)

We made straight from the rocks.

Leaving the mainland behind though not far behind, Stack Rocks are only a mile & half out so ideal for novice paddlers seeking adventure.

A reflective moment.

nearly there.

The light was looking great with barely a ripple to break the surface.

We made our way through the islets exploring as we went & enjoying the wildlife which included a Peregrin Falcon.

There were numerous Gull chicks & being islanders were unfamiliar with humans & totally unafraid.

We evan found an archway :)

As the sun left the the horizon we too left the rocks to their solitude & headed back to the mainland very satisfied with our adventures :)

Leave Only Scars...

Part three in my mission to show the girlfriend some fab sights in Pembrokeshire so I took her to Solva to experience Green Scar & Black Scar.

Again the weather was unseasonable perfect?

More Jelly's to spot. I think this is a Lions Mane though without the distinctive red colouring?

A Blue Jellyfish.

The Scars come into view.

But we explore the caves first.

Before heading out to the Scars.

Time for some cheesiness at Green Scar.

And some posing too :)

The first local we spotted.

Then onto Black Scar.

Looking at more Jelly's en-route.

More locals were surrounding us. I was glad to see them as Seals were high on Carlys list of animals to see.

Then finally we made our way to a quiet beach I know of behind this archway for a quiet lunch-stop :)

Perfect location :)

This fab critter came to say Hi.

We paddled back about an hour later & headed to Strumble for the night in Myvanwy.

We sat on the cliffs watching a perfect sunset with Dolphins breaching in the turbulent currents.

Not a bad spot for the night :)

My hot lady looking cheesy :)