This Pembrokeshire Coast Path holiday (called Part 2 in 2007, but will be Part 3 in 2008), covered the stretch from Goodwick to St Davids.

Goodwick was easy to reach by train - even if the trains aren't that frequent. The first two nights were to be spent here - at Ivybridge G/H - built on the site of an old mill complex by a stream.

The last few Women arrived early in the evening, which was pleasant and sunny. After dinner we had a short chat about the trip to come, then spent time getting to know each other in the bar before bed.

The morning was fine as we set off to the seafront in Goodwick to pick up the Coast Path, taking the handy right of way from the guest house to the sea.

From the sea front we ascended to the first headland, passing the Stennalink Ferry terminus for the ferry to Ireland, and some cannons at a viewpoint.

The path rolls up and down between rocky headlands and small inlets, these are often wooded and have tiny streams running at the bottom.

We passed the site of the last French invasion of Britain, seen off by pitchfork wielding local women, the guidebook says.

Later we passed a lovely cottage away from the road right on the coast path, beautiful welsh cob ponies jostled at the garden fence waiting to be fed. What a lovely place to live.

We passed Strumble Head with its lighthouse, then a small promontory which is the site of an Iron Age fort.

A few coves later we arrived at Pwll Deri YH in good time to be picked up by our taxi and taken back to Ivybridge G/H in Goodwick.

It was windier today as we set of from Pwll Deri (after a short taxi ride).

The sea was choppy with white horses - bracing energetic weather that had us all romping along the path.

We crossed shingle banks on the beach and watched the waves crashing on the rocks.

In some of the more isolated coves protected by steep cliffs there were seal nurseries.

The wheat fields ran right up to the cliff edge in one place.

At Abercastle we noticed signs for Careg Sampson, a Neolithic burial chamber only a couple of 100m off the path, so we went to investigate.

It prooved to be a superb example and well worth the detour.

After just one more headland, we reached Aber Draw, and turned inland to our Hostel - Caerhafod Lodge - a lovely place with ensuite bathrooms and a big comfy kitchen.

We had planned to eat out in Porthgain - and called a taxi even though it's only a mile down the road!

The Sloop Inn prooved to be very friendly and the food was good - a good end to a good day.

Today was a shorter day, so we stopped for a while in the Shed Bistro and café for elevenses at 10.30, on the grounds that you must take your opportunities whilst you can.

The coffee was very good and they had Welsh speciality Barra Brieth fruit loaf with butter.

There were original paintings on the walls by fabulous illustrator Jackie Morris, who lives locally.

A few coves and headlands later we stopped for lunch in a sheltered sunny spot overlooking the blue lagoon.

Anita was constant source of apples, left over from lunches; she doesn't much like horses so Erica and I fed them for her.

We arrived at our meeting point and the taxi came to take us into St Davids where we dropped our bags off at the Eco Hotel and had a look round.

This is a lovely hotel converted from an old Arts and Crafts era house in its own grounds, and the staff are very friendly.

After a change of clothes and a cuppa some of us headed into the smallest city in Britain for some sightseeing.

Whilst in town we booked the Ramsey Island boat trip for Thursday morning and a dinner table for Wednesday evening.

Dinner tonight was at the Eco Hotel, and it was a fabulous Vegetarian buffet. It was so good that we all ate too much!

This morning we were dropped by taxi at yesterday's finish point, and we accidentally pick up a friendly sheep dog in the farmyard as we pass through.

Unfortunately the dog attracted the unwanted attentions of a herd of bullocks and then comes running back to us, so we soon sent her home.

There are more Welsh cobs with foals grazing on the steep rough ground around the coast path.

We arrived at St Davids Head and Sabbath finds more Megalithic burial chambers.

From here it is a short walk down to Whitesands Bay and the café there.

After a café stop, some of us walked the wild and windy beach and then found a sheltered sunny spot to read the papers and take photos of brave and hardy swimmers.

The others decided to head for St Davids and visit the Cathedral and Bishops palace.

We met up at the Eco Hotel and after showers and a drink in the bar we walked the few 100m down the road to eat out in St Davids.

We chose the Bench restaurant; the food here was excellent, with plenty of choice for everyone. As we walked the short walk home we saw the harvest full moon.

Today saw a mix of boat trips for those women who wished to, sightseeing for others, or a walk led by me down through the fields leading to St Non's chapel back on the Coast path.

St Non was the mother of St David, patron saint of Wales.

There are two chapels, the original ruined chapel where St David was born, with a holy spring, and a new one built next to the retreat house nearby.

We found a basket that contained healing bags, I was curious to have a look, but there had been a run on them, and there were none left.

We lit a candle instead, and photographed the stained glass before leaving to walk to Porth Clais and take the old packhorse trail inland and back to St Davids.

Back at the Eco Hotel we packed the bags into the minibus and went to pickup the other women from their boat trip before all returning to Goodwick and our transport home.