Our travels in the North of England continued with a delightful day out in Durham! Like Newcastle, neither of us had ever been there, so were happy to wander through and see what we could see. After exiting the car park, we soon found ourselves above the river, where the rowing club were training.   We… Read more

After our anniversary mini-break in Milford, we continued our travels north, over the famous bridge, to meet, Andy, Jonelle and Cece at a town that I’ve never been to before – Newcastle.   We were given a full tour of the sights and to be fair, there are some impressive buildings! The new bridge looks like… Read more

An incredible change in the weather has seen the mountains covered in snow overnight and valley temperatures only just above freezing – a far cry from the 18 degrees of 12 hours ago! Climbing this week has been in the indoor walls. On Wednesday night, there was a full on blizzard at The Cottage! Then… Read more

Stayed local after the recent travels! A nice chilled day around the Ogwen Valley, with a quick trip to the climbing shop in Capel to pick up a few bits and bobs, between strolling in the fine weather. After a few jobs at The Cottage, I went back out for a tranquil solo around on… Read more

Wow! What a crazy seventeen hour adventure that was! A day trip to Dublin, a coastal hike and a catch up with some lovely people! I had intended to use the travel time to catch up on some work, but after racing out of Holyhead mid-morning, I went inside the ferry and promptly fell asleep… Read more

A magnificent day to be scrambling around the mountains of North Wales. 18 degrees in the valley and only a few clouds putting in an appearance. Magic.  From Ogwen Cottage, we went up to Bochlwyd, then picked our own way upwards over the best looking bits of rock, pretty much directly towards the summit, for… Read more