Cymru Hardd (Beautiful Wales)

As a continuation of a staycation, a not so short journey from Cornwall to South West Wales was undertaken - another part of the British Isles that I'm unfamiliar with. After a brief visit to the lovely coastal town of Tenby, we headed to St David's in Pembrokshire - the smallest city in Britain. Small in size but not in importance - a major medieval religious pilgrimage site with a beautiful cathedral and ruins, and in close proximity to the gorgeous coastline.

It was from these shores that I was able to tick off another first time experience in the form of puffins. Fortunate with the timing of our visit, these cute little sea birds only come to our shores from April to July to breed. They head for Skomer, which we visited by boat. Alongside the plump puffins, we also saw guillemots, razorbills and kitiwakes - all of whom flock to the island as it has no natural predators to bother them.

Once they leave Skomer, the puffins spend the rest of their year in the mid-Atlantic and, unbeknown to me, their bright orange bills fade. Not being the most graceful of fliers endears them further, and as our boat drifted towards various rafts of puffins, we regularly witnessed their not-so-quick takeoff, their colourful feet leaving a print akin to a stone being skimmed as they slowly gained altitude. I feel very lucky to have seen first hand these amazing little creatures.

Finally it would be remiss of me not to mention another first for me: sampling the delights that are Welsh cakes. Similar to scones but slightly flatter and if desired, eaten with jam and clotted cream. I'm going to be bold in stating that I actually preferred them to scones. The only problem was having enough space in our suitcase to bring a few home.

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