Thankfully, after a long hot day of logistics, co-ordinating several hiking groups and planning many many more days of Outdoor Education over the next twelve months, I was able to escape the screens and dive headfirst in to the cooling waters of the lake. Even though it was late, the evening sun was reflecting off… Read more

Today was the final day of a three day ‘expedition’ that I’ve been helping to lead. Having spent all day yesterday in the mountains, the group opted for being by the coast today, which matched up nicely with the weather and tides. We began the hike by being dropped off, so that we could visit… Read more

Setting out from Ogwen Cottage, our Plan A was to make an attempt on climbing Tryfan. However, after making a good start, the students and I all decided that a better plan was going to be to take in various different views from around the valley rather than sweating our way up to the summit.… Read more

After a murky damp day on the North Wales coastal path, I arrived home to find Clare packed and ready for a beach trip. I was promised good swimming conditions, so jumped in the van with her and soon enough we were getting changed. The light was low and the water eerily calm and still. … Read more

 Really got the most out of days alpine conditions, but only just. It’s so busy in the National Park at the moment that at 09:30, we got the last parking spot in the Pass! Having squeezed the van into the layby, we both heaved a sigh of relief as that would have ended the day… Read more

A brief period of damp blew through North Wales in the morning leaving enough time for a bit of computer work and potential trip planning, before warmer, drier air returned, drying the slates at the back of The Cottage before our eyes. The beach was our first port of call, to catch the high tide,… Read more