Glynllifon Country Park. A little gem of a lost world! An overgrown jungle of plants and trees, collected from all over the world about a hundred years ago. Californian giant redwoods, Chinese bamboo thickets and Tibetan cherry trees all muddled together in an enchanting little dell. A great place to explore on a wintery day…… Read more

I’ve been working ‘off the grid’ for the past few days with a group of students and have been based in this cabin in the depths of the woods! No phone, electricity, running water or showers; just a whole lot of wood smoke, some simple living and some questionable hygiene standards. Half of the excitement… Read more

Felt like a Spitefire pilot scrambling to the run way on an incoming attack this morning. I’d loosely made an agreement with Aled to go for a morning kayak on our local river, the Afon Ogwen, but given his tight schedule, didn’t think he’d be able to make it. I was just putting my feet… Read more

An ascent of Y Garn in the tail end of Hurricane Barney seemed an unlikely choice of activity first thing this morning. Rain continued to bombard The Cottage with flower pots and leaves doing circuits of the garden. Needless to say, the rivers were in full effect – this is Ogwen Falls by Ogwen Cottage:… Read more

Sub prime conditions in Llanberis today… Nevermind the weather though! The psych was still high for some orienteering, despite the wind and the rain! As is often the case, the thought of getting out in bad weather is always much worse than once you’re actually outside. I had my work work cut out today though,… Read more

It was a little disorientating today. Having been partying in the busy city of London yesterday, today (essentially, only a few hours later) I was canoeing by the considerably less busy village of Llanberis, in North Wales. When we arrived back at The Cottage last night, the wind was howling and rain was battering the… Read more