It’s been a busy week, but for various reasons, one that has been pretty much devoid of photos. I did managed to get a sunset pic down by the river though on one evening. I’ve been paddleboarding at Llyn Mymbr in fantastic conditions – after waving off Clare at the station earlier in the day.… Read more

A much improved situation with the weather today meant that I could get out into the local mountains for the first time since arriving back from the Alps.  Llyn Idwal was looking glassy and the clouds were lifting as we hiked past at lunchtime. As we climbed, the blue sky won over and the clouds… Read more

A few days of climbing and kayaking work timed nicely with a day off to celebrate my youth! There was no rush to exit The Cottage in the morning, so after waking up to pressies and cards, we had a fantastic brunch of banana and kiwi pancakes. It felt like the first real ‘wet day’… Read more

Getting back into the groove of Cottage life. Between hacking through the jungle of a garden (knee high lawns and double size hedgerows!), we been able to pop out and sample some of the local activities, such as climbing in the Llanberis slate quarry.  And checking the beach on Anglesey. We were led to believe… Read more

Since arriving back in Wales, we’ve now had a river swim, been in the sea and a lake dip too! There was rain on Saturday, but good conditions for some surfing, so had a real fun time as a team of five of us, surfing waves in kayaks, boards and body boards at John’s ‘Secret… Read more

Back on Welsh Rock!   Had a great late afternoon re-introduction to one of the local climbing areas after a morning of meetings and indoor training. Great to be swapping stories of summer adventures while doing a few nice routes too.  And even better, it’s still t-shirt weather here! Finished off the day with a ‘Welcome… Read more