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Sunday saw the club head over to Saddle Head in Pembroke to make the most of the sun. After a not too promising start, we all had a good day's climbing by the sea.
As usual, the leaving time of 08:00 had turned into 08:30, so after loading up gear, we set off for Pembroke. Everything was looking good as we travelled along the motorway, until a police car zoomed along behind us and pulled us over. It turned out they were doing random checks on cars that day, and four student types in an Essex registered Vauxhall Nova driven by a guy with dreadlocks (Dave) was suspicious to them! They searched all four of us and the car thoroughly for knives, drugs and the like. Whilst Dave explained why his car was from Essex, and Tim why he had a knife in his pocket (did climbing count as a reason?), the guys in the other car sat watching us, taking plenty of pictures! We were eventually allowed to get on our way, and were glad to reach St Govan's.
After an abseil in, everyone got down to climbing. Dave and myself pottered around on VDiffs and Severes - not really feeling 'it', separating each climb with a long break/sit in the cave. Tim and Greg were climbing much more seriously, not seeming to stop at all! They both lead nice looking routes - including Wetstone and Nameless wall, both HS 4b.
Feeling guilty for not trying that hard, Dave decided to lead Sea Mist HS 4a. After traversing boldly out over the sea, to the start of the climb proper, he decided he liked the look of the VS that went straight up; Haze. It was his first VS, the hardest move being a long reachy move with great exposure to the sea below. After following him up we both called it a day and sat and enjoyed the great views across the area.
Meanwhile, Tim seemed to be thoroughly enjoying following Greg up No Hands VS 4b, whilst Ed had lead up Fel Gwyr Diff. By now it was getting late, and we were all feeling the sun a little, so decided to pack up and head off. This of course meant going to the pub for a quick pint. We arrived back in Swansea at around 22:00, this time avoiding the old bill. Everyone seemed glad to be glad to get back after 14 hours in the sun.
It was a really enjoyable day out, and thanks to everyone who came, as well as Dave and Ed/M for driving!