Mum and I packed up the car last Sunday complete with children, Jed (dog) and picnic. We thought we would make the most of the pleasantly surprising sunshine and take a trip to the beach. Cue decision on where to visit...
After much deliberation we decided upon Angle.
The first reason being that generally if we are heading in that direction we more often than not reach the famous (for Harry Potter and Robin Hood) and my favourite Freshwater West and very rarely travel that little bit further to visit Angle and Mum fancied a change. Secondly, Angle is so very handy when you are armed with a buzzing duo (3 and 5 years old) and a dog (very handsome I might add) that is steadily beginning to feel his age and has the persona of a Lord. You simply park up, walk through a gap in the wall and you are stepping on sand.
We had a ball.
Jed spent the whole time wading through the seaweed, then emerging like Loch Ness with it draped all over his coat and making the most of having sticks thrown into the sea by the little ones.
The kids too enjoyed every minute, jumping into the sea as if it was a boiling hot bath, jumping the waves and running around collecting shells for their Mum. A game of frisbee lasted a while, until I found myself in a frisbee dual with mum, which ended with her covered in sand and pulling a muscle in her back!
The picnic was devoured, with Jed eagerly awaiting the kids to drop a crumb which he could happily lap up along with mini chocolate chip muffins. (I know that dogs are not meant to have chocolate but he's 14 now and I can't see it doing him a great deal of harm!).
Sadly, many take our beautiful beaches in Pembrokeshire for granted (including myself) and we forget to appreciate what we have right on our doorstep to enjoy.
For something that doesn't cost a thing, every beach is loved by so many families and their dogs all year round in Pembrokeshire and creates so much opportunity for fun. Priceless.
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