Tuesday, our last day on the Pembrokeshire coast, we booked a boat ride out to Grassholm, located east of Skomer. Itās the breeding spot for a vast colony of Gannets – some 39,000 breeding pairs. Alas, come Tuesday morn the wind was up and swells too high to venture out. So all weāve got is this satellite view of the island, which is almost totally white from Gannet guano.
Fingers crossed, we rebooked on a 4pm cruise round Skomer and its near neighbor, Skokholm, the spent the day enjoying the delights of Broad Haven.
Beware of the Weever Fish
The Boardwalk Nature trail is a community project turning an old coal mining slash pond into a natural area and local amenity.
A late breakfast at Sunshine Italian.
The wind calmed as the day moved and our boat trip was a go.
We departed from Martinās Haven, motoring with Pembrokeshire Island boats out of Dale. It was a fast boat on a choppy sea, and I got to practice a new form of photography: point and hope.
We saw a handful of gannets soaring high in the sky.
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Joni, the Weeverfish would be a good tatoo for you.
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Fine photos… that weeverfish caught my attention, too!