Friday 12th August 2022
We travelled from St David’s to a campsite near New Quay today. It was a bit of a difficult journey- there were lots of narrow roads through busy small towns. We were also a bit early, but struggled to find a supermarket with suitable parking and in the end had to pause in lay-by until check in time.
On arrival, we weren’t sure which pitch was ours, as our names weren’t written on the board. Luckily, some other campers has also experienced that when they arrived, so we knew we had definitely booked a pitch. It took about an hour until we found out our pitch number, and then could settle in. We are only here for two nights but it is a great campsite- such a beautiful house, lots of space, and a view of the sea in the distance.
We have mostly run out of food so thought we would walk to the beach nearby first, before getting the community bus there to New Quay. However, we were standing in the wrong place for the bus so it had come and gone whilst we had been waiting for it! Thinking that New Quay was 3 miles walk along the coast, we decided to walk there instead. It was a very hot day so in retrospect this was insensible considering that the path was mostly in the sun! We got there in the end, despite it being further than we thought. Had it not been a very hot day, it would have been a lovely walk to continue past New Quay - amazing views of the sea and we tried to spot dolphins.
Reaching New Quay, we bought a few food essentials. As no bus was scheduled to go near our campsite at this time, we contacted a taxi firm, as it was too hot to walk back facing the sun. It was a relief to be back at the campsite! The facilities are really good - it is one of the best campsites we have stayed on. Although the beach is slightly too far to go to watch the sun set, there is still a good view from our pitch.
Saturday 13th August 2022
Our aim staying in this area has been to try and spot some dolphins in the sea, having missed a great location near Inverness. This area is known for dolphins appearing daily, so we decided to go into New Quay and watch from the harbour.
Catching the bus into New Quay proved tricky! There is a small community bus that travels around, passing near our campsite. We waited for about 40 minutes before deciding to start walking to New Quay. About 6 minutes of walking, along came the bus! We managed to stop it and got a ride to New Quay which was a relief, because again it is a very hot day so walking in the sun wasn’t the best plan.
Our first stop in New Quay was ice cream, with 5 vegan flavours to choose from! Mum had biscoff and I had raspberry and white chocolate. Part of the beach was very busy, but there were lots of space on the harbour to sit and watch the sea to see if we could spot any dolphins. This was our main plan for the day, so we were going to sit there for as long as it took. However, it didn’t take long after all! We spotted quite a few dolphins, including one that jumped right out of the water!! It was really exciting to see!!
It started to get very hot, so around 12.30 we got some chips before thinking about heading to the campsite a bit earlier than planned, as the town was very busy. It was hard to get home due to bus delays and other reasons, but we eventually got back to the campsite around 4pm after a two mile walk from the bus stop. This is one of the problems with having a motorhome over the last three days - it has been hard to get around without a car or bikes! But we usually find a way.
We should have perhaps stayed here longer, as two nights has gone so fast again. However, we move inland to a campsite near Llandovery tomorrow which should be nice.
Sunday 14th August 2022
The journey was quite challenging, especially trying to find somewhere to stop to buy food supplies, as the campsites we have booked at the moment are too far from any shops. We managed to find a Sainsbury’s eventually after getting a bit lost, and then got a bit lost later on trying to find the campsite.
The campsite is very remote! It is about 7 miles from Llandovery down some narrow lanes, but the surrounding hills and woodland make it a great location to stay. It was too hot to go for a walk this afternoon, but we sat by the river instead.
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