I took some of the posters because I just feel in love with the guided tour. His emotion and story telling made the place come alive, we all applauded, and had a fantastic time. Amanda read some of the guide book before the tour, I had not, and hadn't realised that what the guide told us, wasn't really in these posters nor in the guide the life of the castle was so rich, well, nearly a thousand years of life. I hoped on holiday that I'd search the net about the castle, but I guess I'll never have the time.

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Bradley's a beach bum... Ice cold slush pups, and Esme tucks into a burger. This is one hell of a hot day, and we're lucky on this North beach, we're protected by the cliffs from the wind.

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	I've got Esme on my shouldiers, she's much heavier. Bradley though has wandering hands, you'd find fingers up your nose, hands over your eyes, he doesn't mean anything by it, just absent minded as your walking along, he becomes very comfortable. Bradley calls them shouldiers. Pronounced soldiers, but with a shhh.

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Bradley wants a wee. Sure it must be the excitement of reaching so high a castle. He always catches hold of his willy, it's a bit Italian. Seeing him doubled up too, means he needs one PDQ.

Such a beautiful place and so quiet considering the beautiful day. I guess, it's because Pembroke is so far West. We were going just to the docks to llook at big ships, tankers possibly, but as we went past they sounded so excited and as we found ourselves going past twice Ñ we were lost

She's the original ginger Welsh celt, back in her castle.

Our guide tells us about the dinners held here, about how come we call the gentry, upper crust, no plates meant they ate off slices of bread, the best being the crust. The wardrobe, where there was also a poo hole, closing the door during the summer months killed the bugs in our unwashed Normans' clothes. 8 baths in six months meant a king was thought to be a bit... Odd.

Did he say 26,000 years? I'm sure he did. That's the age of the first human occupation of this cave, much later, the castle.

Across the road from the main enterance to the castle was this old house. Low ceilings, little windows, and somebody lives there. Pity it's so close to the road, but I guess it's always been so close to the road.

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Chopstick lessons. Bradley doesn't get it.

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"What are these then Esme?" "I dont know Bradley - Mummy bought them."

Bradley says, "wimin....phtttt."

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We saw this horse three days on the trot, but decided not to try it, though the kids were well into it. We just wanted to get home, tired. Having to carry lazy kids around. The previous day there was less of a crowd and an older girl, possibly a local who gave them a piece of apple to feed the horse.

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I'm back! I thought I left a posting here that I'd be away for a week, but I didn't. Anyhow, back from hols in sunny Tenby, South West Wales. Brilliant, no email, web, nor laptop.

First holiday in 14 years! Being self employed taking holidays is a double killer: you're spending money, but not earning it, so I never take them. But will from now on!

The kids really enjoyed it and I really enjoyed the kids enjoying it.

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Other title(s) for this story: Holidays in the sun