Was lovely to enjoy the peace and quiet of a different morning view. The weather has been cloudless for our visit to Loddington and starting the day sitting at the bottom of the garden as the day got going was particularly tranquil. Just me and Mr Squirrel… It’s been a real holiday feel, enjoying the… Read more

It’s been an incredible week of stunning sunsets that we’d enjoyed at a variety of locations around North Wales. Up on the side of Carnedd y Filiast, we shared this one with the locals on Thursday… On the walk down from the Machlyn Reservoir, the sun went completely red (and seemed much bigger than in… Read more

Strange weather today. I left The Cottage in glorious blue sky sunshine and drove straight into a dense bank of cold fog at the coast. While I was in a whiteout all day, the mountains have been warm and sunny! I got straight back into the sun as soon as I could as I was… Read more

Incredible weather conditions across North Wales today, led to quite a lot of indecision as what to do! Rock climbing, sea kayaking, hiking?…. Flat calm conditions, wonderfully warm and not a breath of wind eventually led us to hiking out to the coast with the snorkeling kit. Once we’d finally decided, it felt like we’d… Read more

The combination of no wind, no clouds and no urgent morning appointments, inspired us to have breakfast out today.  With a neatly packed hamper, complete with milk and cereal bowls, we drove the ten minutes down to the Pier and enjoyed a very fine start to a very fine day, before Clare started work at… Read more

Back on the bike today! This time with a bit of battery assistance and a very strong tail wind. I met John just before 8am for the ride to Llandudno, which usually takes about an hour and a half, but before we knew it, we were crossing the bridge over the Conwy and not even… Read more