What's the deal?
Fancy jumping off a cliff into a dark frigid sea on a winter's day? Fling yourself off rocky bluffs and earn style points for cannonball splashes and backflips and then you can swim deep into sea caves.
Where's it at?
To most, it would seem bloody mad, as the Brits might say, but the young guides at Preseli Adventures will quickly convince you that there's no better way to spend an afternoon on the Pembrokeshire Coast in Wales. A short while later, you will be ambling down a pebbly beach, donning head-to-toe black neoprene, a helmet, a life jacket and sneakers. As the cool water seeps into your wetsuit, your guide will set off with a hearty, “C'mon let's go.” The Welsh coast will become a giant jungle gym and you will have a blast.
No one knows where the sport of coasteering began, though many claim it started in Wales. Preseli has been leading excursions for the past 20 years. After the trip, head back to Preseli's lodge, and sink into a steaming bowel of cawl, a Welsh stew made from lamb, cabbage and leeks.
Who's it for?
Those who are not afraid of waves, caves, cliffs, cold water or the faux pas of wearing head-to-toe neoprene and sneakers.
Special to The Globe and Mail
