The Witches Cauldron...

After working in Pembs & telling my GF how good it was here I obviously had to impress her once in the area so I took her for a short trip & a picnic in the Witches Cauldron, an easy paddle with lots of WOW!

We headed out from Ceibwr Bay & turned right,

towards the stacks & caves that make this place very special!

With tunnels to paddle through.

And jellyfish to see.

Then into the cauldron itself.

This is my fave spot & i'm glad the tide was high enough to paddle in & show Carly this magic spot :)

Then into a more hidden chamber with the tight entrance.

The other paddler is Alun from Cheshire. We bumped into him on the water as he was looking for the entrance to the Cauldron. Its easy to miss :)

We stayed in the Caudron for several hours just chilling out & scoffing yummy Vegan food.

Carly was keen to do some snorkelling, pretty hardcore I reckon, the water was freezing!

A perfect lunch spot :)

Then back on the water for some more exploration of the cave. This tunnel only opens as the tide drops.

we saw loads of these critters, Moon Jelly's

More Moons

A Lions Mane Jelly

And Compass Jelly's. We also saw Blue Jelly's, Comb Jelly's & Sea Gooseberries too.

We passed more tunnels on the way back, this one was un-passable at HW.

Lots of beadlet anemone's too.

We finished with a fantastic deep cave in Ceibwr Bay itself :)

Just need to find more fab locations for my lovely lady. Im being nice as she's sat next to me reading over my shoulder (lol).

Skomer...

This was a work trip for me (for Mayberry Kayaking), I don't normally post work trips but this was a bit special & I had a chance to put my 5 star training to good use as I had to plan several times & speeds for the flows around the Skomer island, an interesting challenge as we were on springs.

We started at Martins Haven & as usual the Swallows were in residence in the toilets there, always a fab site :)

I was paddling with Ruth & her partner (who's name i've forgot), I'm hopeless with names!
We headed out & crossed Jack sound to the North of the island for an anti clockwise circumnavigation.

The Puffins were back.

Lots & lots of Puffins!

A quick break in North Haven. this is the only beach your permitted to land on so the next stop will either be on the water or at Albian Sands by Gateholm Island.

Approaching the Garland Stone.

Guillimots & Razorbills were in abundance too :)

The birds were making this trip for me.

A cheeky toilet break in the Bull Hole.

Then on through the rocks once more. The landscape here is pretty awesome!

On reaching South Haven we paddled due East as advised by my boss Mike & headed straight for Gateholm across the Southerly flow of Jack Sound.

Lots of gaps that could be explored another day.

finally reaching Albian Sands for a well earned break.

Then back on to Martins Haven via some awesome rock formations.

An awesome day out for me & the clients & my first proper leadership challenge with regard to tidal planning. So glad Mike sent me out on this one :)