Saturday, July 23, 2016

Poppit 2016

We arrived for our annual pilgrimage to Poppit Sands, and Lisa celebrated on the beach in traditional fashion :-)
Joe running across the beach to the cottage...
Me and Lisa had a paddle down the River Teifi from Llechryd to Cardigan.  This is the new kayak I got for my 50th birthday from Will and Pete...
Lisa doing stand-up kayaking...
Lisa and Karen went for a swim each morning...
We had a visit to the Cardigan sweet shop - 'Yum Yums', so the kids could stock up for the week :-)
A walk round to Second Beach at low tide...
Joe climbed round!
Mucking about in the sand dunes...
We had a trip to Mwnt.  Joe is checking out an old Lime Kiln....
Our stone sculptures...
Cilgerran Castle.  Looking down over the Teifi, which me and Lisa kayaked the other day....
The Lady of the Castle....
Chillin'
Back on the beach for the Fellows Olympics....
Joe met Caleb from the cottage next door. They shared lots of interests....football, cricket, kite flying and getting as sandy as possible as often as possible :-)
The Poppit ashes.......Hampshire vs Yorkshire...
I had a paddle round to the old lifeboat station...
Joe flying his seagull kite...
We had a walk past Pembroke House, where Uncle Glen and Auntie Eileen used to live....
Joe taking on the surf....
And the old man having a go....
We walked round to the Webley for a drink....
Karen body boarding....
Joe 'Jamie Oliver' Fellows on the Barbie...
The kids played on the beach til 10pm most nights....
Last night beach bonfire with the family in the cottage next door....
What a great week.  Adios Poppit, see you again next year :-)
We stopped in Bristol on the way back to help Gareth celebrate his birthday....with curry!
Happy Birthday Gareth.