Hywel was off early this morning on his bike and sent back this picture telling me to get up and get going! Nice view from the morning commute! Shortly after 9am I’d left the coast and was in the mountains of the Brecon Beacons about to set off up its highest peaks. I was armed Read more

I seem to have timed my visit rather well – although the locals say the weather is always like this around here. Either way, the long drive has been worth it! After a leisurely start, we decided to take on some of the Gower’s famous coastal path. As the Cafe (and designated bruch fuel-up), by Read more

I was rewarded with some blue skies after a very windy night in the van at the Darrens, on the edge of the Black Mountains. Today is the fourth anniversary of our wedding, but with Clare away in London, I decided to see the day in up in the mountains. It was a promising start with Read more

Time for a mini-roadtrip! This time I’m heading to South Wales to catch up with old friends. It’s been ages since I’ve been to the Black Mountains or The Gower and after an epic journey that got me as far as Longtown, I began to see why!   It was almost comical, the way hold Read more

A busy few days have just been spent on various things including lots of fixing things in the stores, a trip down a gorge with some students and a good helping of general admin. The weather has finally broken and I was about to have a chilled day in at The Cottage, when I noticed Read more

It’s been a hectic day of many parts and venues across North Wales, but did at least start off in a relaxed way (well, as relaxed as you can be with the potentially grey hair inducing cocktail of a group of students with knives and fire). In actual fact, the potential nightmare morning all went Read more