Birthday celebrations in Coed y Parc over the last few days for Mother Martin!  Had a champagne reception on Sunday night, then a trip over to Treaddur Bay on Monday, where the surf was pumping into the bay – for those brave enough to get in! (not me!). Took a peek over the cliffs at Read more

The latest edition of my photo journal series arrived today! Very pleased to see some of my photos in print as well as a great memento from the year.  Read more

On the rocks today…  Not quite the blue sky stunner of yesterday, but nice to be high above the lake. Lots of practice placing rock protection and a little bit of actual climbing too! Got a few soakings as small showers passed by, but otherwise a very fine day of instructing… Read more

Perfect conditions and a strong group made a great combination today for a nice long canoe journey. Pulling up at the waters edge, there was barely even a ripple on the water. A light breeze made us work a bit as we made our way south towards the peaks of the Snowdon range, but nothing Read more

The dry weather continued today and somewhat off the cuff, we decided to head out from home on the bikes in search of a mini adventure and a good lunch somewhere!  Handily, The Cottage is situated very close to a cycle track, so we were able to stay pretty much car free for the entire Read more

The plans of spending the morning white water kayaking were abruptly ended before I’d even got out of bed as the river gauge was showing that last nights rain, although very heavy, had not been enough to swell the nearby Ogwen river to a level sufficient for good kayaking. A day of doing chores and Read more