Weekend in Wales!

This past weekend was a blast! We went to West Wales, right on the Atlantic Coast. It was so beautiful and breathtaking! It was good to get out of the city and into the country for awhile, it reminded me more of home. The food was excellent! All the meals were included, which was really nice for a change.

On Saturday morning, we got up early and went coasteering. I didn't know what it was either. But I soon found out...Pretty much, you slip (or struggle) into a wetsuit, shoes, gloves, and a helmet. Then they take you out to a beach of rocks so you could get used to the power of the waves. When I heard this I was like: "Shoot, I've been raised in Florida practically, I can handle it." But, the first wave came crashing in and knocked me to my feet! The waves were incredibly powerful. Keep in mind this is the North Atlantic Ocean in January! We then went to the rocks! We climbed about and swam in the ocean. There was one slick rock that we climbed up to and then slid down into the water, it was pretty sweet! Then came the best part...we swam across to the other side of the bay and climbed up to the cliffs. This is where we jumped into the water from cliffs as high as 35 feet! That was by far the best part of the weekend!

Saturday afternoon we took a hike, a long hike, a 3 hour long hike!! It was very beautiful though! We went all along the coast of Wales and through sheep fields (and sheep poop). It was some of the most beautiful scenery I've seen in my life! Then we got really really muddy and tired and finally made it back to the cabins.

On Sunday we went Sea Kayaking. That was actually pretty relaxing. After we learned how to keep from flipping it, we went along the coast. We saw a creepy cave too! This was tricky because you had to back the kayak in. But of course, I had no problem. It was dark and really loud in there from the wind and waves echoing.

Overall, that will be a hard trip to beat, it was right up my ally! Dad and Jake, you would've loved it! I would definitely recommend it to anyone who might ever take a trip to Europe!