Another superb day for the weather. 2 straight weeks of sunshine, how lucky are we? As the forecast promised to be nearly as nice tomorrow as today, we decided to postpone our Snowden hike till Thursday and hop over to Angelsey for the day. First stop on Allison's list was the picturesque castle of Beaumaris, … Continue reading Day 14: To The Lighthouse

(Driving, yes, but not one of these beauties.)Stuck with the Golf, Sheila and I had a fairly big day of driving planned: to traverse the middle of Wales and head up to Snowdonia National Park in the north. It was about 4 hours total with our diversions, but with pleasant views of lush fields and … Continue reading Day 13: Driving

Tenby was quite the treat. A pretty coastal town set up on a point with sparkling water on two sides and a walled old town snug against the harbour. Big lorries were parked everywhere dismantling the remnants of the previous day's triathlon, so finding a parking place was a challenge but when the opportunity for … Continue reading Day 12: Tenby and Points North

                           (Solva)Nothing drastic but my carefully laid plans went a bit awry today. In spite of all my months of planning and researching, I never came across the fact that Wales's annual Ironman Triathlon would be running today, and basically the whole southern … Continue reading Day 11: Change of Plans

Our walking holiday ended with one final cooked welsh breakfast and a fond farewell to our newly made friends. Time to start Allison's Whip-Thru-Wales driving tour! Our HF friends were quite amazed/dumbfounded when I ran them through our planned itinerary and I found myself repeatedly saying: "as we're likely to be by this area just … Continue reading Day 10: On Our Way Again

Our last full day at HF Holidays! We stuck to our routine and hiked separately: me with the Hard group, Sheila with the Medium. Both hikes were very similar, 10.5m/2200', and 9m/2110'. Mine perhaps had some stiffer climbs versus more gentler slopes, and it was certainly colder. Our warm sunny days had changed to mostly … Continue reading Day 9: Last Hike With HF

Another day of hiking completed but so little time to blog. By the time we've had a hot bath after hiking and a wee adult beverage it's time for dinner, then the night's entertainment, then it's bedtime! Thursday I stuck with the Hard group for a 13.5m/1800' walk named Ridges and Valleys and that's exactly … Continue reading Day 8: So Little Time…

Hiking 3 days in a row is hard work! Today was changeover day / day off. For those who booked in for just 4 nights, it was time for them to go (2/3rds actually, including all the other Canadians); for those of us staying 7 nights, it was a free day. We still had breakfast … Continue reading Day 7: Ah…A Day Off

A crisp bright start to our 3rd day of hiking. I was back with the Hard group again and as we had 3 more miles to hike over the Mediums, 11m/2100 vs. 8m/2030', we were dropped off 30 minutes prior for a head start. We began with a 1/4 mile walk along a shady paved … Continue reading Day 6: Crossing Gospel Pass