Poppit Sands and seal watching at The Blue Lagoon

Wednesday 13th November 2024

It was very welcome to have electric hook up last night and not worry about keeping warm with the batteries failing.

It wasn't nearly as cold as Monday night though, so I expect that also made a big difference.

It was a great little campsite but only me there, and a couple of Alpacas in the field next to us.

The farmer who owns the site was very friendly and helpful, he recommended visiting Poppit Sands near Cardigan.

I'd never heard of it before but decided to give it a try after filling the fresh water and dumping the waste water.

It was a great beach with lots of space for Louis to have a good run around.

After morning coffee, we set off for The Blue Lagoon at Abereiddy.

I've heard a lot about this place and been meaning to visit for a while.

But it's only a small beach with very narrow access and limited parking so I'd put it off when I've been near here in the summer.

November it should be much quieter, easier parking for a motorhome and I'm hoping no problem meeting other traffic on the narrow lane down to the beach.

And so it turned out.

It's a great place, parking on the beach, and a walk along the Pembrokeshire coast path takes you to the famous Blue Lagoon.

It's geology is interesting, the lagoon has very different slate rock formations to the surrounding area even just 20 meters away. The beach has a completely different type of rock.

The slate was quarried until 1910 when the mine closed down and the opening to the sea was blasted through the remaining rock to allow the quarry to flood.

I've no idea what the slate was used for but it's very different to the Blue slate that was used for roofing and quarried in Llanberis and the Snowdonia area.

Maybe it was suitable for roofing, who knows ?

Sitting watching the tide coming in, all of a sudden seals appeared in the lagoon, and entertained me and Louis for ten minutes before disappearing as quickly as they arrived.

It was quite busy on the beach all afternoon and at dusk a group of hardy swimmers turned up for a dip.

Squeals of laughter and pain first alerted me to their presence lol.

Swimmers, not seals !

They didn't stay long, but we enjoyed a nice sunset fo conclude a great day .

So I'm here on my own tonight and it feels like quite a special place.

A memory to treasure for sure, staying so close to nature in such a beautiful setting.