Adventure weekend in Wales.

WOW - what a weekend. We (me and about 14 other AIU students) went to the southwest coast of Wales for some intense outdoor activities including coasteering, hiking, and surfing.
This is where we stayed at - Preseli Venture. On the left was the lodge area and the right area is the cafeteria/bar/lounge area.

We spent Friday night relaxing in the lounge.

Saturday morning we split up into different groups for activities. My first activity was coasteering, which was hands down my favorite of all the activities I tried. Putting on a wetsuit for the first time was definitely an adventure in itself. Haha. After we loaded up with gear (wetsuit, special wetsuit socks, life jackets, and a helmet) we headed to the coast. Yes, the water was extremely chilly, but it was totally fine with the wetsuits on. Coasteering involved some swimming, exploring the coast and sea caves, climbing rocky cliff sides, and of course, cliff jumping. It was soooo much fun! I brought a waterproof disposable camera with me so I'm waiting for that to get developed before I can put any pictures up from that activity.

That afternoon my group went on a 7 mile hike long the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. It was absolutely gorgeous. I wish I would have brought my slr camera, but I still got some pics on my point and shoot.

The girls in my hiking group.

A small Welsch village.Lots and lots of sheep! And cows! Kind of had a taste from back home....

Saturday evening was pretty low-key since our day was go go go. Sunday morning we headed back out to the sea, this time for surfing lessons! Even though I wasn't the most successful at surfing, it was still a lot of fun. Can't wait to try it again some time.

After our morning surf and grabbing lunch, we took the train back to London, which meant back to school early Monday morning :(

A few random things about Wales:
-The Welsch language is weird, just really weird.
-The roads are NARROW. And they are surrounded by these tall bushy-like things so all you see is road. And if there is an oncoming car, they usually have to back up and find an approach for you to pss.
-Everyone speaks English and about 1/4 also speak Welsch.
-Wales is only about 160 miles x 50 miles.

So that was my weekend! I could go on forever about how much fun, awesome, and amazing it was, but I think you get the picture.

Make sure to check back to see the pictures from coasteering!!!