It’s been a nicely chilled day today compared to the hectic-ness of recent days, that began with a late brunch, followed shortly after by a lunch of banana pancakes. (Top recipe – 1 Banana, 1 Egg and 1 spoon full of Flax Seeds – mix it up and pour into frying pan)… Traversing on the… Read more

Early start for a Sunday, but worth it to catch a trip down the Afon Ogwen while there was still enough water in it. Overcast and drizzly, but still unseasonally mild, which made it all the more enjoyable. Just the two of us, a heron and a couple of dippers on the river, and at… Read more

Wild day to be out and about today! Southerly gales have arrived, and a good sized swell with it. There is one little sheltered spot that we thought would be working on the west coast of Anglesey, and sure enough, the gamble paid off. Where as most of the coast line was completely blown out,… Read more

Went over to Penmaenbach Quarry in search of some newly bolted routes today. Over on the far side of the main climbing level are a bunch of new low grade routes, which made for a nice day of rock climbing instruction. The day started of beautifully, but warning signs in the form of rapidly forming… Read more

Rainbow on Yr Elen Did a very nice circumnavigation of Llyn Padarn today with some students in Open Canoes, as part of an introduction to expeditioning by canoe. A few showers blew down the lake, but the temperatures are still warm, and for most of the day the lake was calm. We were right on… Read more

A cold, bleak day to be messing about in boats, but managed to have some good fun despite the bitter temperatures. Not being much of a sailor myself, it was a rather novel day, doing some safety training up at Llyn Brenig sailing club.   Psyching up to take to the waters! After wading through… Read more