Hike mishap

We made an effort to avoid the town centre and its lurid coloured lycra clad cycling masses during today's time of competitions, and walked instead the the mile and a half length of South Beach in the direction of Lydstep, and up on to the ridge at the end of the bay, to take a look at the jagged chain of rocky islets which link the land outcrop with Caldey - called 'Ynys Byr' in Welsh - Long Island, from its shape. I caught sight of some gannets fleeing a marauding dog at the water's edge, plus a few oystercatchers feeding in the silt. From the headland it was possible to glimpse a family group of them, perched on a rocky ledge half way down a 90 foot cliff face. I got a few good photos of them among the many I took on that expedition. There'll be lots to process when I get home. Right now, there's lot's to pack in, and not even much time to write, let alone upload pictures.

At the far end of the beach, Ann twisted her ankle badly. She managed the return walk, but we needed to obtain a suitable support bandage, and with the streets being so crowded, after the races, finding and reaching a chemist's shop wasn't easy. We got to Boots' just before closing time, but were refused entry despite the need stated. She was advised to go to the local medical centre by taxi, which she did, only the find it was closed. There was a cleaner on duty there, who explained furiously that she was often there working at this time on the weekend when people came looking for help, sometimes in a emergency (it's an hours drive to the nearest A&E at Withybush). Somehow the change of hours in disregard for the need, was not common public knowledge, and people kept on being misdirected there when it was closed. By the time this happened, the race-day St John's Ambulance volunteers and duty paramedics had already packed up for the day and left. 

Eating out in such a crowded busy town with long queues everywhere didn't seem like a good idea, so we picnicked in our room instead. That way it was easier to organise a convenient footstool for Ann too, and finish the day convivially.