We started out at St Ann's head, adjacent to the impressively folded, but un impressively named "The vomit"...
...nervously negotiating a herd of young bulls, with Gill reminding us that 3 or 4 people are killed every year by cows/bulls.
We passed this delightful small bay...
...before entering Mill Bay proper. This is where Henry Tudor landed in 1485 and went on to defeat, and kill, Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. This virtually ended the Wars of the a Roses, and the Earl became King Henry VII, the first of the Tudors. We were taken by the historical significance, and went down to the beach for the full experience.
We had several distractions as we walked on up the eastern side of the peninsula. Lots of butterflies, including the spectacular peacock butterfly..
...a huge Shaggy Parasol mushroom, which we found out later (unfortunately) is edible...
..a common toad which seemed headed for trouble, sitting in the middle of the track and refusing to move (despite the pose)..
..and lots of relatively common gatekeeper (hedge brown) butterflies.
We arrived in Dale town at lunchtime and found a nice open terrace on the top floor of the Dale Yacht Club.
We had great views of the rather challenging, low-tide boat launching activity..
Again, seafood was the speciality, and Julie was very pleased with the look of her crab salad, and the fact that they served Illy coffee.
It was quite a small village, but obviously there was a wit or two in town!!
We then headed out of town past Dale Castle...
..and over a style...
..to the very pretty Westdale Bay...
...and a walk down the scenic western side of the headland.
In the early evening we walked along the northern headland of Broadhaven which afforded wide views of St Brides Bay.
We dined in again, but strolled down to the beach for the somewhat muted, but reflected, sunset.
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