Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
Day 4 of the Traws Eryri started wet, and it only got wetter. Fortunately, I had slept well, I think the earplugs helped with that. I was feeling mostly better when I woke up. It had rained overnight and was raining now, with the forecast for more heavy rain this morning. We had breakfast at...
Day 3 started damp and dreary, with heavy rain outside the window, but it promised to clear a little later. We waited for the Costcutter downstairs to open and then went to buy breakfast. Breakfast was fairly traditional for me: a pot of porridge and a yoghurt and granola pot. Mike went for a slightly...
It poured with rain overnight and looked set to be quite showery today, but it was dry when we headed out early to the Co-op to buy lunch supplies. There would be few places to refuel today, so we needed to take food with us. We had a very nice breakfast at Ivy House; the...
A few weeks ago I had a message from Mike, an old friend from university, saying that he was bike-packing the Traws Eryri, raising money for Alzheimer’s Research. He asked if I’d like to join him. I obviously said yes, bought the kit I’d need, and last Tuesday, the day to actually do it, rolled...
A while ago, Mike asked if I fancied doing Traws Eryri with him. I’m not entirely sure whether this was an invitation or revenge. A couple of years ago, we did the OMM together, and, depending on which version of events you believe, I either pushed us both rather enthusiastically or nearly broke him. Either...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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MTB / Trail Guides / Wales
Traws Eryri Day 2 – Dolgellau to Trawsfynydd
Wednesday, October 7th, 2026
