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Tropical Explorers
With temperatures reaching record levels and not a breath of wind on the forecast, an early start was planned to catch both the conditions and the tides for a coastal exploration that I’ve wanted to do with the paddleboards for some time. We set off as last of the water left the estuary and the… Read more
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Evening Reflections
Waiting until nearly sunset for the wind to drop, but it was worth the wait! Took a 7km paddleboard journey around the lake at Capel in the most stunning of conditions. Good views of Snowdon in the distance… There was enough water to get through the Beatrice Gap and into the second lake, where there… Read more
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A Double Swim Day
A sudden heatwave seems to a turned up in Wales! After doing a morning workshop with Clare, we nipped down to the Staits for a cooling swim before meeting friends for lunch. The tide was high and the swimming area deserted! After a long, social lunch in Y Felinheli a few of us decided that… Read more
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Watercolour Sunset
Got up early(ish) for a morning of kayaking on the Menai Straits. We had a good couple of hours training and surfing on Swellie waves, which was running at a really smooth level. It felt good to be back in a kayak for the first time in ages. In the evening, the wind had completely… Read more
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On The Run…
Having been on a few good runs while in the Alps and away from home this summer, we thought we ought to try and keep up some momentum and get out and about from The Cottage. Actually, we did drive the few minutes over the the other side of the valley so that we could… Read more
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Climbing at Bull Bay
Wanting to get on to some sunny rock climbs, but also wanting to avoid any of the crowded holiday areas, we ventured up to the north coast of Anglesey to the lesser frequented Bull Bay. After scanning the guidebooks, Clare located a couple of cliffs that we’d not visited before. It was time to go… Read more
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