Hearing news that the whole country has flocked to the National Parks, we decided to stay put, only venturing out late in the afternoon for ride up the valley. This time, with no eBike assistance to help gain some more fitness. Where ever the masses had come to, it wasn’t here… There was a really… Read more

I’m still trying to get my lungs back up to full working order, so we continued with our recent flurry of hill walking again today. Plenty of isolation to be had over on the far side of Snowdon too. Starting from Beddgelert, we made an ascent of Moel Hebog. It’s only a 35 minute drive… Read more

Blue skies are returning. Another gentle hike up the hill, for the views and some sunshine… Read more

Another day and another chance to get the lungs working. This time with a bit of uphill progress too. There’s been a dusting of snow overnight on the summits  (we had 30mm of rain in the night!). Once the storms had passed, the wind completely died off and we able to get out and enjoy… Read more

Took a short walk around Llyn Idwal to test out my lung capacity. Progress was below par, but the views just as good as they always are. A few pics below: Read more

Well, one week out of action has drifted into two, but thank goodness, I’m starting to show some signs of improvement at last! I’m just left with a ‘post-viral cough’, which doesn’t sound like much, but it’s exhausting to live with! Still, the daily views from The Cottage remain as splendid as ever. I even… Read more