Wales has it all!

What a perfect day here. First up windsurfing in the estuary at Ynyslas with decent 25-35 knot winds and the sun shining and then a lovely walk in the hills near Plynlimon.

Nant-y-MochThe road up there is pretty scary at the best of time, but as I got towards the top there was loads of snow and ice on it and I was certainly pleased of my 4WD. I could see the tracks of one other car that had been along there today and they had gone off the road on a number of occasions. I then saw the car abandoned (and pretty well stuck) in a ditch besides the road. I stopped to make sure there was no one still in it, but no one could be seen so they must have had a long walk home. The road didn’t improve much around the Northern edge of Nant y Moch but I made it to the place I wanted to park and headed off on foot towards the summit of Plynlimon.

It was just gorgeous up there. Loads of snow and ice, up to knee deep in places and a super clear day which provided perfect views out across the hills and right out to the sea.


Welsh Hills... Snow on PlynlimonView from PlynlimonSnow on Welsh Hills

Shogun in the Welsh HillsI was little worried that the roads were going to get worse as the afternoon wore on and the temperatures fell further so I cut my walk short just in case. I didn’t get to the cache but the walk was well worth the effort. I took the road back into Ponterwyd as I thought that would be safer and it was in fact OK. The one little bit I was worried about was pretty slippery and not easy to negotiate but I made it… It was probably a good idea to head back when I did though as it was only going to get worse.

Oh….. And YES, I did do some work this morning before going out as well!

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Alan Cole

Alan is a Freelance Website Designer, Sports & Exercise Science Lab Technician and full time Dad & husband with far too many hobbies: Triathlete, Swimming, Cycling, Running, MTBing, Surfing, Windsurfing, SUPing, Gardening, Photography.... The list goes on.