Moel Berfedd Summit view It’s been another dry day, but with a much cooler wind today. Having found out that I’m now an Uncle, we popped out for a quick circuit of Moel Berfedd. It’s a good place to practice your micro navigation skills as there are ring contour features all over the place and… Read more

Got a bonus day in the hills today – last night the forecast was predicting a total wash out today, but the met office had totally changed it’s mind by this morning, suggesting an overcast, but dry day which is exactly what we got. So having planned to have an indoor day, we decided instead… Read more

North Wales at its finest again today! It’s a pretty long drive down to Cader, but today it was well worth the early start. The drive there was spectacular in itself, with morning mist hanging in all the valleys and mountains sticking up above the sea of clouds. Not a breath of wind either! Early… Read more

Although on land it felt a bit nippy for such antics, once we were in the water, it was still plenty warm enough for a bit of coasteering (due in part to the very expensive wetsuit I was wearing!). There’s a great cave that you can swim into, that goes a long way back into… Read more

Last night was a real wild one! It must have been one of the best/most impressive storms we’ve had here in Wales. The thunder was alpine-esque and literally shaking The Cottage – and there was continuous forked lighting that lasted for over an hour! Amazingly the electricity stayed on, although we had the fire lit… Read more

There was a huge dark mass of cloud over the hills this morning, but the surrounding area was bright and blue, which made for a really nice start to the day. Morning Cloud Show from Coed y Parc Got given the chance today to try my hand at windsurfing at Porth Erias, in Colwyn Bay!… Read more