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

There was a foreboding red side to greet us as we looked out of the skylights this morning. The savage winds and sub-zero temperatures remain, but a thaw is on the way! It was looking like the last chance to swing an ice axe for a while, so I layered back up and staggered back… Read more