Another Met Office weather warning for gale force winds ended my high ropes course session before it had even started today. Instead I’ve been doing some kit maintanace and given the grimness of the weather, it’s probably been best to be tucked up inside. Things picked up in the evening though, when we found out… Read more

Today started with a morning run from The Cottage along the track and into the Ogwen valley. There was a bit of drizzle in the air which gave a fabulous rainbow over Anglesey on my way back. By lunch, the main weather event had arrived; 25mm of rain in just a few hours!  The roads… Read more

This was the grim outlook at the lake today. Windchill putting the temperature around zero. Bleak. After packing away the sailing boats for the winter, we retreated to the comparative warmth of the ‘heated’ kayaking pool at Plas y Brenin for a lesson in kayak rolling. Read more

There was a slight respite in the wind and rain this afternoon, down in the Conwy Valley. Been ‘grafting’ today with some volunteers at the National Trust’s ‘Bodnant Gardens’. Nothing glamorous, just raking up leaves for composting, but a necessary job to keep it all looking good. Read more

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