Tenby, Freshwater West & Irish Ferries

While in the gift shop at Pembroke Castle to buy some souvenirs, I asked the very kind and friendly worker if there was anything else to do in Pembroke.  She told me "absolutely nothing."  Ha!  However, she mentioned Freshwater West, a beach near town that was the backdrop for Shell Cottage in Harry Potter and where the 2010 version of Robin Hood was filmed.

Then, she asked if we liked quaint little fishing villages.  Who doesn't?!

She told us about the nearby town of Tenby.  We decided to go there first.

We wandered through town, grabbed a bite to eat and headed to the beach.

We had no idea that this would greet us!!

The sun was going down which only increased the beauty of it all!

Oh, to wake up to this view every day!

We had a little mishap while wandering around the beach.  My father-in-law got ahead of us and found himself a bit lost.  Luckily, we found him before it got too dark but we didn't get many more photos after that.

I was able to snap this last one before it got completely dark.

One day I'd love to go back and explore more of this quaint little village.

The next morning before getting on the ferry to Ireland we drove to Freshwater West beach.  Amazing!!!  Beach and grass covered sand dunes!  It was beautiful!!

It's understandable why this beach has been in several films.

Mid-afternoon we headed to the ferry port to head to Ireland.  The ferry was comfortable.  Sleeping cabins, play area for kids, restaurant, cafe serving Costa Coffee with wi-fi and a football game playing in one area on a medium-sized screen.

We had a good experience with Irish Ferries.  If it just weren't for the fact that Karis gets motion sick.  It's a bit of rough sea between Wales & Ireland this time of year and the medicine I gave her didn't help!  I gave her a stronger med coming back and it was much better!  We probably won't take the ferry again, unless it's from the northern port, which is much shorter.

Next up I'll be sharing our various outings in Ireland, but we were off to a good start after our time in Wales.

Have you been to Wales?  I look forward to exploring more in the future.

I'm linking up with Bonnie again for Travel Tuesday.

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