Wow, we’ve had a mix of things over the last few days. Incredible temperatures up to 30°C followed by rain and a rapid drop. Stillness and strong winds. Clare finished the last of her recent coaching contract, so we celebrated with a swim in the river, followed by cake. Apparently it’s been busy further up Read more

It’s been nice to be back up in the mountains and seeing this view again. One of my Uni friends, who I’d not seen in quite a few years, called up out of the blue to see if I fancied doing some of the classic climbs in the area, so we chose to go up, Read more

After a great day of whizzing about on the eBike, visiting friends for garden coffees, we got ourselves a plan together for some more sea kayaking adventures to take advantage of the lull in the wind. At 08:30 we were over on Holy Island, Anglesey, launching our kayaks at Porth Daffach. There was a light Read more

It’s always exciting to get a new map in the post! The only frustrating thing with this one, is whether we’ll be allowed to travel far enough to use it!? Rain of biblical proportions has been falling all day. There’s been a ‘late November’ vibe at The Cottage rather than one of the summer holidays. Read more

The tides were looking to be about right for an exploration up the Conwy Estuary and having spent a pretty intensive day planning august’s adventures we were keen to get out and make the most of the bright weather. The only snag was the wind. Would it be sheltered enough? We decided to go and Read more

I still felt pretty ‘travel tired’ this morning, but a lull in the recent wet weather spurred me out into the day. Strong winds were on the way, but the trees outside The Cottage skylights were motionless and some sunlight was streaming into the room. The combination of high water (after a day of near-constant Read more