Even though I was still feeling like a late start and a leisurely day, my friends convinced me last night that I should come surfing on the waves that form on the Menai Straits. The snag was, that in order to catch the tide at the right moment, we’d have to be on the water… Read more

It’s been a full on September and after the last week of cycle touring, birthday celebrations, big work events, a wedding and yesterday’s mountain day we called for a day of rest today! After a solid sleep of just over eleven hours and a leisurely breakfast out in the sunshine, we drove over to Anglesey… Read more

It was nice to be back down at Cader Idris, where I spent the day with a lovely group of students who wanted to make an ascent of the peak from the north side of the mountain. Bex and I were leading the group and thought we might be in for an unexpectedly hard day… Read more

Two events at two separate lakes on one busy Saturday! An early start sorting logistics and kit soon had me, a collection of barrels and planks, plenty of helmets and buoyancy aids, minibuses and surprisingly large crowd of spectators and competitors gathering on the banks of Llyn Padarn, where I was hosting a raft race.… Read more

Beautiful misty starts to the day over the last two days. Banks of clouds have been rolling off the mountains and along the river valleys out to sea while the day warms up.  I’ve been able to try out my new ‘birthday shoes’ a few times already. Once on the beach, once climbing along the… Read more

Camping in such close proximity to the sea meant that a morning swim was going to be obligatory!  It had rained heavily in the night, but right on time, it cleared up as the day began. The beach was empty except for a horse and rider who were galloping along the waters edge. The sun… Read more