There was such an incredibly colourful sunrise this morning, that I had to stop the car so that I could take a minute to appreciate it properly! The mountains were silhouetted black and the clouds were on fire. I couldn’t stop where the best views were, but even down in the hollow, I could still see… Read more

There was an eery, still calm feel down at the beach today. For a while you could barely make out the distinction between sea and sky. I was down at the promenade by Colwyn Bay. Behind is a slightly less tranquil duel carriage way, railway line and busy town, but standing at the waters edge,… Read more

  Today’s mountain walking team were looking for something a bit more adventurous than just the hike that I’d planned, so we made a quick ‘Plan B’, and decided to go up Tryfan via one of the classic East Face scrambles. Even though the forecast wasn’t looking too promising, there was no way a bit of… Read more

Had a brilliant day out at a different climbing wall today. I’d told the students I was coaching that they could have a ‘Christmas Treat’, so we went over the border to England and to it’s highest climbing wall in Stockport. It’s a pretty cool place, with loads to go at. Everyone was keen to… Read more

On a bit of a spur of the moment kind of thing, I took myself off to Wrexham for the evening where I’d found out that one of my favorite bands were playing a gig. Although the sound quality is usually not as good in small clubs, it does mean that you get an intimate… Read more

Hard to believe that I was out on skis this time last week! Given the sudden warm temperatures, I idly took a look at the surf forecast, and would you believe it there were waves forecast! I made it out to the beach with about an hour of daylight left. Perfect for catching the last… Read more