Waking up to palm trees outside your window and the deepest blue skies above can only mean that there is a good lay lying ahead of you.  Our first port of call after breakfast on the balcony, was a swim in the sea. As it’s only a few minutes walk from where we are staying,… Read more

Even though I’ve been lucky enough to have travelled to some of the most spectacular rock climbing areas of the world, it seems that I’ve certainly not lost the feeling of wonder and excitement of being somewhere new. Having taken an enforced twenty month ‘break’ from what had become my usual routine of travel, both… Read more

Although we’ve been able to travel from The Cottage though all but the strictest of restrictions by bike or van or ferry, airports have been off limits. Sure, we’ve been allowed to get on a plane, but with no guarantee of a safe return on a designated date, we weren’t really comfortable able the mental… Read more

Took some younger students out into the mountains today. It was pretty windy with a few passing showers so we stayed away from the bigger peaks of the National Park. Instead, we stuck to the coast and weaved our way up and around a few of the smaller outliers. They’re not the highest, but the… Read more

Went on a nocturnal adventure this evening down the Menai Straits in Canoes and Kayaks. Tide times and sunsets and light winds all aligned in our favour for a journey through the big bridges from Menai Bridge to Y Felinheli. With glowstick attached to our backs, so as not to loose sight of each other… Read more

Leaving The Cottage in the pouring rain and driving though a cloud filled Ogwen valley seemed a little on the optimistic side for a days rock climbing, but we kept the faith (or rather, Clare did), and hey-presto, we arrived at a warm, dry Craig Dinas, near Betws-y-Coed.  I’d been reliably informed that there were… Read more