WOW the weather forecast is excellent this weekend so we can not waste it can we....BBQ Saturday may be, who knows,but I know on Sunday The Crew and myself are off to walk up the Watkin path to the summit of Yr Aran,this sits just to the South of Snowdon and should make for some wonderful views of Snowdon and its surrounding children (mountains).We will be having an early start as long as we all remember to put our clocks forward,to get a good clear start on the day,you can get some really nice shots if the mist is quite low early on as the mid day sun burns it away.Parts of this walk were actually used in the filming of the Carry On Film Up The Khyber,we should also be passing some water falls and some small lakes.So all in all looking forward to getting out with the crew again and to the top of one of Snowdonias heights
What a really really fantastic weekend we had in Betws Y Coed.We stayed at Tyn Y Fron bed and breakfast just out side Betws and it was fab our hosts Lesley and Mike were just brilliant and made the weekend they were so friendly,like they had known us for years and the place as so homely we just settled right in,the bed was comfy comfy,and the breakfasts were yummy yummy.We decided not to take the car out again and leave it parked up for the duration of the stay.The walk we picked out do was Betws y Coed centre up through forests to Llyn Elsi,a circular walk that bought us back down by the Old Miners Bridge and a walk back along the river and back into town a nice little walk with lots to see Views to take in,animals to see,and bird singing all the way round the walk really nice little walk.
Donna did not know about this weekend at all,all that she knew was that we were going away for a couple of days some where in North Wales....Betws Y Coed it was,I really like this place and it has never ceased to surprise me on every visit,it changes all the time with the changing seasons colours just burst from every where.GREAT !! I have had my eye on this one for some time now,well since last summer actually when we walked along the old railway line at Cwm Prysor and were looking across at this mighty gem.I have put the details in my travel journal for you to have a look at and some pictures as always.The day was absolutely gorgeous sun shining and could not have asked for more,although a lift down would have been nice,just joking but the coming down was the worst bit I thought any way,if I had started to come up the way we came down I think I would have given up it is a relentless grass slope all the way to the top.in fact it is that steep if you came down on a sledge in the snow I think you would break the sound barrier.Any way enough of that,the views are spectacular whilst walking up to the Cairn and once you are up there ,well you will have to go and look for your self,no camera on this planet can capture these views
(well maybe little bits). been in for most of the day,what am I on about I have been in all day messing around on the computer and this site tweaking un-tweaking,then tweaking again.So I just changed a few pictures and a bit of the lay out then the internet starts playing up and pictures start disappearing,oh no! time to take a hammer to the computer grrrrr !
But hey got there in the end just put some more coal in it and got a good head of steam and it was ok,well thats what it felt like any way.Right I suppose I better go off here now and get the stuff ready for tomorrows adventure Arenig Fawr,I am looking forward to getting up to the top and getting the views video and hopefully some pictures to follow just laughing to my self and thinking I am the typical male got a cold and I am dying !! but come on they are awful things to have they slow you right down and although you may want to stay active while you have a cold you may do more damage to your system....in my younger days in my late teens I used to amateur box and used to run on a regular basis and I got a cold and I carried on running for the duration of the cold and wow did I give my self some serious stuff a massive chest infection which laid me up for nearly a month and I was so weak after that took nearly another month to get my self back up to speed so you have to be careful any away we have a walk in mind for this weekend Arenig Fawr only if the visibility is good as there are some excellent views from the top and also if our energy levels are up to it would hat to do it half cocked so thats it for now ...blog updated to a certain extent
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