UK ADVENTURE
5 EYEWITNESS ON THE EDGE IN WALES
“Never again,” I swear to myself as I swirl and unravel underwater. I’ve inhaled a bucketload of seawater and there’s something I’m hoping is seaweed wrapped around my head. I propel myself upwards and burst out of the water gasping for air. I’ve just jumped off a cliff in
Pembrokeshire. It was by choice, admittedly, but still I vehemently vow, “Never again.” I clamber up the slippery moss-clad
rocks and my adrenaline soars. I’m back with the gang and the intrepid mood is contagious. We’ve spent the day swimming through caves, spotting seals and coursing along coastal currents all in the name of coasteering with Preseli Venture. I’m in Pembrokeshire — the wildly
beautiful and rugged Welsh coastline — for what this outdoor activity company
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natgeotraveller.co.uk
has dubbed a ‘fitness adventure weekend’. I attempt fitness from time to time in London. Adventure, not so much. But this is the venerated birthplace of coasteering and adventure is unavoidable. We swim on and scale the next rock.
The group lines up, ready to jump again as our guide points out the safe spot. I watch as one by one they make the leap and are submerged. Their smiles upon resurfacing confirm the lack of danger. Fear and exhaustion are forgotten as I lurch towards the jagged edge before yelping and launching myself off the precarious cliff. I couldn’t do this in London — this is a real adventure. When I hit the water, I relax and enjoy the underwater swirling. Who knows? I might even try this
again sometime.
preseliventure.co.uk JOSEPHINE PRICE
THIS IS THE VENERATED BIRTHPLACE OF COASTEERING AND ADVENTURE IS UNAVOIDABLE
Coasteering in Pembrokeshire, Wales
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