No wind, blue skies, calm water and one of the finest panoramas in Snowdonia. All the right conditions to go canoeing with Ma and Pa! With the sun low in the sky, we pushed off from the banks and spent an idyllic ninety minutes floating about the lake at Llanberis. Over the course of many… Read more

Dawn patrol at the beach today! (Well almost) The chance of a few glassy waves and another blue sky morning was enough to get us up early for a ‘pre-wake up’ dip at Rhosneigr.   We had a few fun little waves. It was surprisingly cloudy first thing, but a brilliant way to start the… Read more

I do like Mondays. We’ve spent today at one of the most popular cliffs in North Wales – sheltered from the wind and baked in sunshine – and we were the only people there. Ticking through a handful of the classic climbs, it was about as good as climbing gets! To start us off we… Read more

I’ve had my first night of the year under canvas this weekend. And what a beautiful night it was. North Wales has been totally cloudless today and there has been barely a breath of wind. Perfect camping conditions. I actually got beaten out of the tent by the sun this morning!   I’ve been supervising… Read more

  After a chilled morning pottering around The Cottage, catching up on some admin, we were able to make use of the blue skies up on Idwal Slabs in nearby Cwm Idwal. We thought that such a sunny afternoon might have resulted in a crowded Crag, but by timing it for mid afternoon, we had… Read more

I’ve not been far from home, but I’ve spent the last three days away on a mini expedition to Llangollen. I’ve been assisting a group of youngsters as they explored the area, both on foot…   …and by boat!   Tuesday was spent in the woodlands above the town, which were perfect for games, dens and… Read more