Although it’s hard to get up at 03:15am, on days like today it’s really worth it. I spent the night sleeping in the back of the van, so that I could be up and ready to greet my bleary eyed students before setting off to Cader Idris. We were well on our way up the Read more

Not much in the way of photos from the last few days, but there’s been plenty of activity. Sunday was spent up above Colwyn Bay, rock climbing with some students. The views were superb and we could clearly see the Isle of Man on the horizon, behind the wind farms.  Monday was mostly spent planning Read more

My Gold DofE Expedition group made it to the finishing check point at the North Coast. I’d got there early hoping to have a swim on the high tide, but it didn’t look so appealing! The weather picked up considerably by the evening, so once all was cleaned, sorted and packed away, I went with Read more

I’ve been out in the mountains for the last few days with a couple of groups who are doing a Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition. It’s not quite the usual format, but it was great that they were able to get out into the hills and enjoy the journey. Conditions were wide ranging and Read more

We packed in the maximum amount of fun into today at a variety of venues. Eventually, we started out in the Gywnant Valley after a little parking faff. We had expected to pay to park at the campsite, but refused to pay the extortionate fees and parked for free in the layby by the lake Read more

Had a few things to do near Capel in the morning, so took a quick dip in Llyn Mymbr to start the day off. It was a bit overcast, but warm enough still. It was refreshing as ever, although the lake was a bit shallow and muddy bottomed so not so nice to get in Read more