Went for our first rock climb for as long as I can remember today – using biking and hiking as our transport to and from the cliffs. It’s only a fifteen-minute blast up the valley on the bike, then a blistering forty-five minutes of uphill sweating to reach the base of our chosen climb on Read more

Decided to go on a proper ‘local’ mission, on foot from the front door. With a bit of effort and an earlyish start, we decided that Carnedd Daffydd, was within reach. It felt like an alpine trek as we followed the dry dusty footpath through the woods, in the cool (22 degrees) of the early Read more

There was online work to be done today, and a justified need for a day of ‘not working our bodies too hard’ after yesterday’s’ expedition’ to the beach! The weather is still utterly fantastic. We both had plenty of work to do around The Cottage, but mostly kept in the shade, with low physical activity Read more

Simply incredible Welsh temperature today! The sea is a long way off from here by bike, but the conditions seemed to justify the effort involved in going for a swim in the sea. We followed a few lambs as we left The Cottage along the hot and dusty lanes. It was pleasant, mostly downhill riding Read more

Well it’s been a while, but today we stood on top of a mountain for the first time in a very long time. Luckily, all this cycling seems to have keep a certain amount of hill fitness. Given the scale of yesterday’s ride, I opted from some battery assistance for the first section, from The Read more

What started out as an ambitious plan, turned into a monster ride during the day. Light winds, overcast skies and even touch of drizzle actually gave some perfect biking conditions for a long ride. Leaving The Cottage behind, we crept slowly up the A5, past Ogwen Cottage and along to Capel Curig. From here it Read more