Between the passing weather fronts, there have been some real moments of calm and tranquility. Luckily for me one coincided with a canoeing day on Sunday. With barely a breath of wind and a pause in the drizzle, we had a magical Sunday exploring around the lake. Mom arrived in Wales that same afternoon, for… Read more

I’ve had a great couple of days of early season Welsh rock climbing work this week, teaching a Mountain Training ‘Rock Skills’ course with one team of students and practicing some abseiling and cliff safety with another group that I’ll be climbing with in Cornwall later this summer. The west coast of Anglesey provided not… Read more

Made it down to the beach to catch the last of the light after a fairly hefty day of jobs in and around The Cottage. There was a temptation to head back out climbing, but my lungs are still not up to full capacity and with a busy few weeks on the horizon followed by… Read more

A nippy few days working with students in and around several local woodlands. Chopping logs kept us extra warm in the Conwy Valley. Yesterday day we explored the plantation woodlands on Anglesey, which gave us a bit of shelter from the winds. Did a bit of tracking and trailing as well! There was a nice… Read more

A quick walk down to the waters edge at the end of the day, gave some super reflections. Even at low tide, there was plenty to see and birds to listen to… Read more