Today we completed something that we feel might have been a once in a life time ride around the National Park. We’d always been put off from this obvious challenge by the thought of the dangers and unpleasantness of passing traffic, but in these strange times, the traffic has all but been eliminated. Just the Read more

Had an another amazing local walk, from the front door, past places we’ve never been, with views we’d never seem and even met some neighbours we’d never seen or spoken too.  The slate quarries behind the house are full or history. For ever tonne of slate that was extracted, there were another ninth tonnes of Read more

Most of the day disappeared into cyberspace as I spent almost all of it working on our new Online Outdoor Education program. But there was still time for a quick blast up the valley at the end of the day to rub off the laptop induced fatigue. The temperatures are back up again, so it Read more

The North Wales ‘home-based’ cycle touring expedition continued with another new ride today. There have been some amazing wispy cirrus clouds in the sky all day, but the conditions seem set still and the sun continues to shine. There was actually a light frost here this morning, so I worked indoors to begin with, until Read more

Even without the influx of tourists, we decided to keep a low profile on Bank Holiday Monday. We had a nice day in The Cottage garden, tinkering with fixing things and having an attempt at ‘gardening’. As the sun started to dip, we took a short hike up the hill behind the house as it Read more

I unearthed this short story earlier today from a wild climbing trip across Eastern Europe back in 2010: Piatra Mare, Rarau Mountains, Romania ‘Ah yes’ said the overall clad man, with a comforting air of confidence. Wiping the grease off the back of his hand and onto his forehead, he continued with a heavy accent, Read more