Time Arrived: 2.30pm
Distance: 19kms
Cumulative Distance: 84.4kms
Percentage Completed: 28.1%
Ascents and Descents: 317m
Cumulative Ascents and Descents: 1869m
Weather: Cloudy - max 16
Accommodation: Woodbine B&B
Feelings: Neil - Fine, Henk - Intrigued , John - Well , Di - Happy
The forecast of rain didn't eventuate which was a good thing. We walked under a cloudy sky all day with the odd little sprinkle as it tried hard to rain. We met outside the pub and walked down the main street of Angle to a little shop selling basic necessities. We got some fruit and sandwiches as we would not be walking through any villages until we arrived at Pembroke.
Our guide book stated, "The sad truth is that after such wonderful coastal scenery things really do go downhill ...". They suggested catching a bus. However, we found today's walk an enjoyable and easy one around one side of a harbour and estuaries, through wooded areas, on minor roads and alongside farmland.
Milford Haven on the other side has oil refineries, shipping docks and everything industrial and we had good views of it all from our side of the water. It has obviously gone down hill since Nelson described it as one of the world''s finest harbours.
The day divided naturally into three sections. For the first six kilometres it was easy, flat walking where we initially followed the shoreline of Angle Bay with a beautiful estuary, a wooded area and farmland leading us to the nineteenth century Fort Popton. It was about 10.30am and it was a good time to having a morning tea break.
The second section of our walk was through some very pretty wooded areas with acres of wild garlic. The smell of garlic permeated the air.
We also came across a number of old stone ruins, probably houses which were overgrown with vines. At twelve thirty we reached the twelve kilometre mark. We had a brief lunch break of fifteen minutes and we pressed on as we didn't feel like we needed any further rest.
We walked up a long steep minor country road before descending and skirting around the end of the far estuary to Pembroke. The tide was out.
We walked along the main street of Pembroke, pass the large and impressive Norman Pembroke Castle to our B&B.
It was 2.30pm and we had made good time. Our B&B host had a note on the front door saying that the B&B would be open at four o'clock. This is the standard time that B&B's open so we took ourselves off to a nearby cafe for afternoon tea. I got chatting to a woman who had taken her elderly father suffering from dementia to afternoon tea. We returned to the B&B at 3.45pm and our host was home.
We went to dinner at the Waterman's Arms which had lovely views over the Mill Pond and up to the castle. We passed Pembroke's version of a Hen's Party. They were in very high spirits on the way to the party.
We returned to the B&B via a Co-op to stock up on supplies. It had started to lightly sprinkle.
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