Tenby 1
05.09.2011 - 09.09.2011
Tenby is a seaside town in south Wales, where Rebecca spent her early years (from 2 to 10 years old). We spent 4 nights in Tenby, in a guest house that as it happens is at the end of the short street in which Rebecca and her family lived.
Here is a shot of Tenby harbor, with the tide in. The sands are so shallow around this part of the coast that when the tide goes out, all the boats on shot are stranded on the sand.
Tenby has the north beach and south beach, separated by a raised piece of land. The above photo is on the north beach side, this photo is on the south side. You can see how steep the cliffs are, down the shallow sands, and also how much development of paths and stairs has taken place. The place is very geared to pedestrians, with not a lot of room for cars.
When Rebecca's parents visited in 2003, they knocked on the door of their old house and talked to the current owners, Ray and Barbara Poole. We did the same. They are a very friendly and gracious couple, and after taking for 3 hours, we discovered that it was 8 o'clock, and Ray suggested that they join us for dinner! Local knowledge of Tenby's many restaurants led us to the excellent Baytree. Here are Ray and Barbara.
Tenby town centre is surrounded by the largely intact remains of the original Norman wall. The historic main entrance to the town is now known as the five arches, shown here. While cars were allowed to be driven into the arches in days gone by, this is now longer allowed, and in fact there are large parts of the town centre that are closed to visitor traffic in the summer season.
The centerpiece of the town is the old church, St Mary's. Here is a nice twilight shot of the church.
For our final shot in this introductory piece on Tenby, here is a shot of the small island off Tenby, called St Catherine's, as in the monastery whose ruins you can see. The island is reachable on foot when the tide is out.
More on Tenby later, including a special privilege received through Ray being the person who looks after the St Mary's clock!
Posted by Kiwisonmove 13.09.2011 16:08 Archived in Wales
Wat een gezellige stadje! Tenby is a very picturesque and historic town - looks a very interesting place to explore.
We received your postcard 17/9 and hope to get a pronunciation lesson from Rita or Gareth!
All well here and had Nerys to stay again last night :-)
R's birthday celebrated with family, friends coming next Saturday for party. J had an exam Saturday, English tomorrow, and history Tuesday. E passed grade 8 flute 75% James busy studying.
Chris has been busy with SE annual report. I'm getting used to being in an office again.
Rugby website //rugby.europcar.ie/ is very simple and very easy to navigate.
PS Mister enjoyed sitting on N's lap yesterday!
18.09.2011 by TheDorsey5