As predicted, it was a very wet and windy day. We managed to get out for a walk when it wasn't raining too much, and went to the castle at Llansteffan.
There is also a sandy beach and we watched these 'Early Years' snails practising their handwriting:
The weather got worse and we returned to the Travelodge for movies and guitar practise.
It was a much better day today with only a couple of minutes of spitting at times. We parked at Amroth and cycled to Tenby. It's only a 9km ride, but it is quite 'challenging' with lots of very steep climbs as you can see from this elevation profile:
Tenby is one of my favourite places and I like to visit at least once a year. (See previous blog from Jan 2011.) One of the reasons is the large tidal range. There is a cave that I have walked through at low tide, and paddled through in my kayak at high tide.
Near high tide when I arrived today:
And just before I left:
Some more views...
Just before we left, this Robin tried to eat my bike:
And finally the GPS map of my ride:
and my heartrate (red), speed (blue) and elevation (green) going from Tenby to Saundersfoot up a very steep hill, then very fast down the other side.
It was a good drive home with no hold-ups. As usual we really enjoyed our cheap Travelodge Sale holiday and got lots of exercise.
Our next trip is to France in May. Stay tuned...
All text/images (c)2012 M.Sidey