I’ve had a few days enjoying home life while Clare added the final tweaks to her Masters Degree dissertation. On Sunday, I met some friends at the coast. They went for a coasteer around the rocks, but I decided it was a bit rough, so opted to take the board in instead. There wasn’t much… Read more

Well, who knew? There are vineyards and winemakers in North Wales. Well, we didn’t, until Clare was given a gift of a tour and tasting day at a vineyard over near Conwy. After a lot of recent rainfall, the weather came good for us and conditions were perfect to add in a bit of biking… Read more

While penned in by the heavy showers and gales, we’ve been hunkered down at The Cottage making plans for our next few adventures.  Even so, despite the Welsh Summer downpours, we made the best conditions with a bit of kayaking and surfing – we figured that if were going to get wet doing anything outdoors,… Read more

We made the most of an afternoon of blue sky, with a quick jaunt up our local valley. With lightweight packs, we hiked up above Cwm Idwal to the sunny Cwm Cneifion. Using our alpine skills, we pitched the first steep section and then moved together along the knife-edge gendarmes and flakes that make up… Read more

To make the most of the break in the weather, after a morning on computers, we hopped on our bikes and took a trip down to the Menai Straits in Bangor. It’s great being able to travel on cycle tracks pretty much right from the house.  By the time we got to the water’s edge,… Read more

Got unpacked and back into ‘Cottage’ mode. Stormy weather looked set across the UK, so gave us a good excuse to hang out and enjoy the creature comforts of home. The bonus of the storm also meant that a good swell was being created if only we could find a sheltered enough spot.  John and… Read more