caldey island is a monkery just a few miles away from tenby. we got absolutely soaked on the boat ride across, but the weather was (mostly) ok once we were there.
a life in the day of a monk
it’s also got a very nice lighthouse with a big orange tank next to it
inside it was covered in pieces of paper with prayer requests. someone had even popped their’s behind jesus’s back on the cross, no doubt trying to bump it up the holy order (pun intended)
here’s the post office
and another chapel
and here’s the monkery itself
it’s got some lovely beaches
and a couple of comedy shops
i was deliberately steered away from the chocolate factory (although i’ve had a few chocolate cakes i’m still off chocolate bars)
community strickly enclosure private
ultimately though it was a very peaceful island containing a dozen or so people devoted to serving God through prayer.
read more about it here
once we got back from caldey island we popped over to enjoy some rare evening sun and had luxury (expensive) fish and chips by the quay at saundersfoot
it’s weird being on a north facing beach in the early evening as the sun seems to go down in the wrong direction (and it gets cold once it pops down below houses – not that it was particularly warm anyway)