So today I am leaving the mountains behind (after a fashion) and heading for the forest. AllTrails has a 10.3 mile circular in the Gwydir forest which…
...but do not let slip those dogs!
... and outsmarting the crafty Celts
Never one to waste an opportunity to turn a simple journey into a road trip, I had spent full minutes investigating things to do en route to Snowdonia…

December 2020

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June 2019

After a week struggling with sleep patterns, the body clock is finally getting readjusted to UK time. Probably not the ideal occasion, one might think…
Up early after spending the evening cowering in our hotel room watching a spectacular thunderstorm over the Rockies. Also cowering in fear of getting…
Definitely feeling the effects of the rafting yesterday, so probably just as well that we have a day of driving rather than walking today. No chance of…
I can feel it will be a short entry today as I am exhausted from my heroic efforts doing battle with the rapids on the Kicking Horse river. Who knew…
Up bright and early today for our intrepid ascent to the Plain of the Six Glaciers above Lake Louise. The idea is to get there in time to get a parking…
A little tired this morning, as I was kept awake by some critter scratching away in the night. When I took a look, I'm fairly sure that I saw the tell…
Cramming it in for the last few days. Started on Saturday with another trip to Banff. Lovely place - very pretty, very touristy and not a little…