PHOTO : ALEX DIFLEY
Above : Spider crab at Porth Ysgaden Below : Sea scorpion , Porth Ysgaden that Ross ’ campervan is bigger , bolder and yellower than mine .
Tea time
The expedition was truly on . We had a day to travel more than 500 miles across three countries to reach our next campsite , on the fields above Porth Dinllean . The spirit of the group was incredible , so nothing – not even our still soaking tents – was going to dampen our spirits as we headed south to Wales .
Being the early riser , I sneaked from campsite to dive site to see what lay ahead . I was greeted by a picturesque beach hidden behind a golf course , a bay of seagrass dotted by small fishing boats and fringed by a few buildings , including the fantastic Ty- Coch-Inn on the beach itself .
A pub on a beach ? Surely a goldmine . Jake Davies , Project Seagrass trustee , was our guide and gave us all a sneak peek of video series ‘ Wales , Best of the West ’, a project he and our exped fellow Olly are putting together to help us piece together what Project Seagrass are hoping to achieve .
The tides wouldn ’ t allow us much time at depth , so we optimistically aimed to snorkel and in reality , had a paddle in neoprene .
PHOTO : DONOVAN LEWIS
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