Another few days fly by! I’ve been away again for a few days on another residential trip, but only as far as Betws y Coed. Highlight of the trip was a hike along Conwy Mountain and into Conwy.  Wet underfoot, but some good views… Finishing with a trip along the Castle walls and turrets of Read more

Really made the most of the local environment today! I literally rolled out of bed and drove 4 minutes down the road to meet Aled for a kayak on the River Ogwen. We just did the short town section, to fit around each others plans for the rest of the day. Last night’s rains had Read more

Had an interesting start to the day, on my way to meeting my group of mountaineers, when we came across a cow on the loose! Did our best at herding it back towards the field then watched in surprise as it vaulted the fence! Good effort! On up Tryfan, the weather was due to deteriorate Read more

I’ve been down in southern Snowdonia on a mini-expedition following the River Mawdach out to sea, from the old Toll Bridge at Penmeanpool. Lots of good wildlife encounters along the way and a very friendly little Robin. It rained the whole journey there, but as soon as we got hiking along the old railway, things Read more

It’s sometimes hard to tell when to ‘get back to it’ after you’ve been unwell. The cold air was not enticing me towards getting me into a wetsuit or the ocean, but as the day brightened up, we decided we’d got enough energy to go down to the beach and at least soak up some Read more

After arriving back in Wales, I enjoyed a couple of great days of climbing work, while Clare and the others stayed on in Yorkshire. The remainder of my weeks work came to an abrupt halt in the middle of the night on Thursday. It seemed that little Ben had given me a parting gift and Read more