It’s been a while since we’ve slept under canvas, so woke a few times in the night to the sound of rain or flapping canvas, but when the sun rose, we both felt rested and it was exciting to zip open the door from our sleeping bags and see where we were. The skies were Read more

And finally! The storm passes, blue skies return and the restorative feeling of sun on skin can be basked in.  There’s even a few traces of Spring in the trees too. To celebrate the feeling, we dug out the chairs and spent a bit of time soaking up the feeling of summer over a warm Read more

A wild few days with 95mm falling into The Cottage rain gauge in under 48 hours. In a very brief lull, we took a wild ride down to Memory Lane in Menai Bridge, where we first got together seventeen years ago. The river was absolutely raging and the valley in places has turned to a Read more

In an attempt to keep active, while the mountains are plagued by wind and rain, we’ve had a few days out along some sections of the North Wales Coastal Path. Not our usual level of excitement, but you’ve got to grab what you can these days! It was looking to be slightly drier than anywhere Read more

The prospect of a few hours of sunshine was enough to convince me to take a ride over to the coast. It was windy, but thanks to a bit of electric assistance, it was a very enjoyable outing. The tide was high as I passed Malltreath.  And the undisturbed woodlands were packed with Snowdrops. In Read more

And just like that, temperatures were up double figures, the snow and ice washed away into the sea and after a damp but warmer few days, the flowers are coming out…  Read more