Weekend 28/29 June Sea kayak trip to Pembrokeshire

JaneEvans

There will be a sea kayak trip to Pembrokeshire on 28/29 June. Pembrokeshire is a beautiful location for sea kayaking and has strong tides. It will be spring tides and we will be aiming to paddle in some of the tide races. You should be at or near 3 star standard to come on this trip and wanting to have a go in fast moving water.
We will travel on the Friday and have 2 days paddling, possibly continuing to Monday if people want to. David Lewis is organising the campsite with more details to follow.
If you would like to go on the trip please reply to the thread. Maximum 8 places

Booked so far
Jane
David Lewis
Nigel Sharpe
Richard
Ellie
Mike B

There are now 6 of us going on this trip. I'm setting off on Tuesday via roundabout route and will see everyone at the campsite on Friday late afternoon / evening. I've got the charts etc for planning some trips.

Portable barbecues sound good.

Nigel_Sharpe

I would like to go.

Richard_Knott

Richard and Ellie would like to join this trip. Have copy of the
Pesda Press Welsh sea kayaking book to loan if that helps with planning.

David_Lewis

I have booked us into the Porthclais campsite (see http://porthclais-farm-campsite.co.uk/) near St Davids, North Pembrokeshire. This is handy for all the top kayaking trips, has a great little put-in harbour within (energetic) trolley distance, and is within staggering distance of St Davids pubs and restaurants. Fee is £7 per person per night.
Should be great!
David

MikeB

Ok. Prevarication finished....I will join the merry Pembrokeshire jaunt! I will be coming home sunday night though.

Nigel_Sharpe

If anyone would like a lift, I intend to head up at about lunchtime on Friday 27 June, and will be heading home on Sunday evening. I am looking forward to this trip as I have never been paddling in the area.

Nigel_Sharpe

I have a gazebo which I will bring.

David_Lewis

I have a box of cheap red wine which I will bring.

MikeB

Is it worth taking some disposable bbqs for saturday? Or is the plan to pub it?

David_Lewis

Steve
Sorry you can't make it. Looks like a wet camp!
David

Nigel_Sharpe

The rain will help wash the salt off!

I am picking up Mike at 14.30 hrs, so hope to be up there by 19.30ish. Mike - I will message you on Facebook with my work telephone number - I will be in the office tomorrow afterall.

Richard_Knott

We are probably going to be leaving Exeter early afternoon as well. Have Jane's mobile but might be useful to have someone else's either by Facebook pm or email rknott can be found at blueyonder dot co dot UK if you pick this up in time. Richard.

MikeB

Can I say, many thanks to David/Jane/Richard/Ellie and Nigel for a great weekend (and to Nigel for driving )
So...we paddled nearly onto the film set for the remake of Dillon Thomas's Under Milk Wood at Solva after launching at Porthclais and following the coast rock hopping, lots of little colourful Jellyfish in the water, lots of birds, and a school of what we think might have been baby pipe fish? with a nice paddle back along the coast until nearly back to Porthclais when the wind picked up (head wind). then a leisurley stroll into St Davids and planning for Sunday in a public house over a few shandys and a meal.
Sunday, we launched from Whitesand bay did a little surfing, then headed out of the bay, sat watching a pod of porpoise for a while in the swells, then headed down the east side of Ramsay Island towards the Bitches (yes it's on the map!). Definately some interesting water there! through the Bitches (bit like river running really) and a play breaking in and out of the eddies behind them, then down around the islands at the bottom, only to become a curiosity for a pack of seals who kept poking their heads up and looking at us, and following us around. Back up to the Bitches, and a ferry glide across the tide race back toward the mainland, and a paddle back to Porthclais.
Good weekend, good paddling, good company. cheers all

Nigel_Sharpe

I look forward to seeing pictures

MikeB

I still haven't looked at the ones I took!