Here are our guests on our inaugural Preseli Venture Family Adventure Holiday. What a lovely bunch. Gina is on the far left, what a super lady, hopefully she'll be back for some more coasteering and sea kayaking adventures soon. I did try and convince her to relocate her and her husband here...watch this space :)
This is what Gina had to say about her week with Preseli Venture:
"From day one PV made you feel really welcome and that good times were ahead. We were greeted by Libby who was our host and her effervescent personality left you feeling as though you had been given a glass of champagne on arrival.
Lunch was served and we were provided with hearty and wholesome food that was perfect for fuelling us for our surf session in the afternoon. We were greeted by our instructor Jon who had humour and professionalism that quickly reassured us that we were in good hands. He explained to us about the surf and weather conditions and gave instruction that was tailored to individual needs. Having worked in adventure tourism and seen a multitude of teaching styles it was great to see someone who was in the job to enable others to enjoy the outdoors rather than just to boost their ego.
We relaxed in the evening full of gertitude and plumptiousness after Helen and Libby’s cooking and a nice fire stoked to the brim so that we could get toasty after our exertions and watch the greater spotted woodpecker devour nuts through the window on the bird feeder. It was like watching springwatch but without the cheesy jokes. There wasn’t any need for TV because chatting about the days events with drinks from the bar was the way forward.
On Tuesday we kayaked out of a beautiful harbour, exploring inlets and learning new paddling skills. The magic hot chocolate that is provided on every trip was bought out as we stabilised each others kayaks whilst looking out to the blue yonder and being rocked gently by the waves.
In the afternoon after refuelling with more great lunch we went coasteering; scrambling through rocks and seaweed and swimming between rocks as the waves came in was awesome. We got up close and personal with sea creatures and learnt about them as well as getting a buzz from jumping off rocks of increasing heights. We were shown a cave that had the most amazing colours due to its geology and it seemed very surreal supping hot chocolate as we wallowed inside it.
Jumping off a wall of a disused mine, into a blue lagoon rounded off our day nicely and 26ft was high enough for me but others jumped 30ft and it was smiles all around especially as there was no pressure to do a jump but I would recommend getting out of your comfort zone to anyone – it makes you feel more alive.
Wednesday was chill out day and we could do what we wanted which was nice as we got to explore the surrounding area independently and St Davids is well worth a visit with all its history and amazing architecture. As I ventured onto the nearby country lanes, I even got to see coloured horses and foals galloping around at the local stud farm because a loose horse had decided to pay them a visit.
On Thursday we had a group hike along the local coastal path and were dropped off by PV at a start point so that we could do a circular walk back to the centre for lunch. The coastline is breath taking with all its varied flora and fauna and it gave all of us a chance to get to know each other better as we walked and talked.
In the afternoon it was surfing again which we had all chosen to do again rather than mountain biking. The flexibility within PV’s organisation makes it all the more special and we were completely hooked on surfing by the end of the week.
Friday morning was a sad morning; I didn’t want to leave as I’d had such an amazing time and found my wild woman within me! Strangely I’d joined the family week as a lone ranger not fancying a lazy beach holiday and it didn’t matter that I hadn’t bought any family with me because PV made you feel like you were with family (the relatives you actually like!)."
Thanks Gina, we LOVE you too :)
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