by sarahheyworth | Apr 4, 2011 | Adventures and Attractions, Walks and Bike Rides
At the weekend we had a visit from our friends Alice and Alex, what better excuse to take the afternoon of to walk up Cadair Idris. We get a lot of visitors who stay with us and aim to tackle Snowdon, we sometimes wonder why they dont set their heights a little lower...
by sarahheyworth | Mar 22, 2011 | Adventures and Attractions, Walks and Bike Rides
This morning I was out on my bike by 7, quick ride up to the Ponderosa and then a loop of the tracks behind Mawddach terrace. By 11 Sarah and I had launched the kayaks at Penmaenpool and paddled up stream towards Llanelltyd. A very good morning on and around the...
by sarahheyworth | Mar 17, 2011 | Wildlife
In the week Graig Wen joined Twitter it seemed apt that we were invited to the RSPB reserve at Ynys- hir. It’s about 40 minutes south of Graig Wen and the staff are extremely welcoming and keen to share their excitement about wild life. For a small charge you...
by sarahheyworth | Mar 1, 2011 | Adventures and Attractions
We found this fantastic little art gallery/cafe at the end of a remote valley – you can see “the Welsh Matterhorn”, Cnicht, rising just behind the beautifully restored building. There’s not much about Oriel Caffi Croesor on the internet so I...
by sarahheyworth | Feb 26, 2011 | Adventures and Attractions, General News
It’s been a hard winter: Nick and Dan braved temperatures of -15 on Christmas Eve to win the prize for the Coolest Campers; 14 pipes burst in the camp site wash block….even the blog froze up. But now, dear readers, we’re back in action. Spring is...