Our 8th Wedding Anniversary today! After a leisurely start, we went over to nearby Brecon for some more floating about on boards. The Little Donkey Cottage has served us well with week, with good access to a range of adventures. After finding out that the River Usk was not open for canoeists after 2nd March,… Read more

With unseasonably warm weather and not a breath of wind, it seemed only right to spend the day floating about on the paddle boards. In the late 1990s, I paddled this section of river quite a few times with groups, but have barely been back since. Last time was with you Mo and Dudley!  Setting… Read more

The banks of the River Wye are home to some excellent stone skimming rocks! A fine way to start a day in a new area of Wales.  After checking out the river for future paddle boarding explorations, we made an ascent of our local peak and ridge. The weather is unbelievable. Suddenly summer after climbing… Read more

And we’re off! First time away from The Cottage this year and while we really love The Cottage, it’s been unbelievably refreshing to be somewhere completely new. We still have to stay within Wales, so have had to be a bit creative compared to our usual plans, but we have been able to find some… Read more

With unrestricted travel within Wales allowed, we ventured slightly further afield onto the Lleyn Peninsular. I’ve been meaning to visit this peak and Iron Age hill fort for quite a few years, but never got around to it. It’s not a big hike, so seemed well placed for a convalesce leg stretch. It wasn’t a… Read more

Big new today in Wales! As from tomorrow you can travel anywhere* (*in Wales)! That’s certainly better than no travel, so we’ll have to get some plans together. Since leaving University, I think that it’s quite possible that I have not stayed in the same bed/place for more than six weeks at a time, so… Read more