Beautiful Barry Island, once referred to as the Blackpool of South Wales and more recently termed Barrybados, is the destination on a summer's day for the Jenkins family and friends. The sun has drawn crowds to Whitmore Beach. Pony rides and a tidal paddling pool are available for the young children, and a picnic, with china tea cups and bottles of beer, has been brought along. Even the middle-aged ladies of the party hoist up their dresses and get their feet wet!