Saturday. Our cottage was fairly spectacularly situated high above Barmouth up a very steep road.View from the back garden towards the Llyn Peninsula. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many foxgloves as this weekSunday. First on the to-do list: the beach!Running away from the waves was a fun (but inevitably wet) gameDrier funThe Welsh flag hill. A little afternoon outing for Dave and Jo View up the estuary After being tempted to go further than originally planned, we went to recce Barmouth Slabs as a potential scrambling playground for later in the week. The rather imposing bottom tier (the upper one was more suitable) The weather was generally better in the evenings, but a proper sunset from the garden remained elusive until the end of the weekMonday. Cycling across the bridge was another must-do activityBumpier than expected thanks to the planks!Freshly painted Boats in the harbour (a good chance to examine anchors in situ) Dunes and bayLots of walls to walk on! Donkey ridesHeading home (shortly after this was the most ridiculous hill I’ve ever attempted to cycle up) Tuesday. After a morning of heavy rain, we ventured out into the mist for a walk in the local hillside woodsWet, grassy paths flanked by wet bracken and gorse were a surprising hit. The jelly tots might have had something to do with it Exploring an old buildingFinally we can see the seaHeading down to townBarmouth hiding behind the pink flowers that are everywhere, that the girls love and that we don’t know the name ofAn astonishing amount of fun was had at a tiny crag and wall near the harbour, before we retreated to Davy Jones Locker for hot chocolateThe walk home along the shoreWednesday. Another damp day, which Jo and Dave decided to use to run the length of the Rhinogs back to Barmouth (24km and almost 1500m ascent). It was very wet and very misty. It was hard work and a lot of fun.A lot of the first half was not very runnable! A view at lastThursday. A slightly different view up the estuaryOn the Panorama WalkScramblingClimbing! Descending practiceGood view from the cragNow expert at being loweredFriday. We cycled to Dolgellau“I’m hungry” stop a few km in during which Claire ate all of her snacks for the dayAfter Dolgellau we headed up under Cadair IdrisThe high roads were quiet and delightful A (very) steep descent to Arthog followedAfter ice cream we inevitably ended up back on the beachPaddling Saturday: Cnicht on the way home. It looks a long way! MoelwynsScramble maximisingDespite the sunny forecast, we were almost in cloud at the top
Yellow Van Mountaineering 