After a staggering 125 days of being confined to The Cottage and surrounding area, today the Welsh Government lifted the local travel ban. Apart from a 24-hour dash to London to attend Robin’s funeral last month, we’ve stayed local and traveled almost exclusively by bike or on foot. It’s by far and away the longest Read more

The weekend passed under heavy skies. Luckily, Friday was an online day so I was able to do my speech day duties online, from the warmth of the study while the rain hammered down. I’m not sure the usual marquee event would have survived. By Saturday 73mm was in the rain gauge here. Naturally, we Read more

The cycle path along the coast is a beautiful one, here in North Wales. However, this morning’s commute was not quite what I’d hoped for. You could barely see the sea and it rained for the entire 30km journey and we decided not to celebrate our arrival in Llandudno with takeout coffee and pastries. I Read more

Today was the first day since 2nd March that I’ve worked in the outdoors with students! In fact, it was the first day that I’ve traveled by car all the way along the coast to Llandudno! Quite an adventure in itself. With small groups, trying out our very best to keep more than 2m apart, Read more

The rain continued to pour down overnight. As anticipated the river was up and our kayaking kit was already packed and ready for us. In fact, the river was a bit higher than anticipated, providing a bit more excitement than what was expected to be a mellow run. It was great to be back in Read more

A completely different day today! Temperatures have dropped by 18 degrees, the clouds are down and the skies full of rain and drizzle. By evening the showers had tended to ease off, so we got into our wetsuits at the house, took a chance and made a dash for the river. I’d spent the afternoon Read more