Sun, sea and snorkels
| 20:31 UK time, Sunday, 18 May 2008
Another fantastic day's weather. It's clear the ±«Óãtv Religious Department has a hot line upstairs ;0)
Leaving the hotel, which was excellent & very relaxing, and onward to a different bit of West Wales - St Bride's Haven.
Once again - stunning - more blue sea - more blue sky and yet again that orange thing in the sky :0)
The task = the water. DA DAAHH! My Achilles heel, I swim like a brick - width, maybe a length, but that is it.
Not only is this water, this is THE SEA.
But I work on the basis of throw yourself in. So I did - literally.
Even Kate was keen, but still managed a selection of moans & complaints especially about the wetsuit crotch. At one point I had to walk away & count to 10 to stop me being unhelpful BIG TIME but Kate got in the swing of it - or is it in the swim of it :0)
Now my man boobs & me in Speedos with those oh-so-white legs is something I can only apologise for, if it gets on the show. But at least with my bulk I managed to stay warm throughout.
I had a moment or two of blind panic as I struggled with flippers & floating upright, but our teachers were excellent & as soon as I was sure the wetsuit would always keep my bulk afloat IT WAS PURE JOY - even though this was soooo 'not in my nature'.
I saw crabs, fish and other marine life and of course Iolo's spider crabs. Our experts told me this was the best & clearest day in the water all year - this task was such a joy.
Bring on North Wales next week
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