{"id":558,"date":"2007-11-19T10:02:49","date_gmt":"2007-11-19T10:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2007\/an-action-packed-weekend\/"},"modified":"2007-11-19T10:02:49","modified_gmt":"2007-11-19T10:02:49","slug":"an-action-packed-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2007\/11\/an-action-packed-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"An action packed weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve had another action packed weekend here in Mid Wales. Enjoying the best that the area has to offer, all thanks to Anna who of course had Morgan to contend with on Saturday whilst I enjoyed myself.<\/p>\n<p>Steve arived at around 9am and we headed off to Pendam for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forces-of-nature.co.uk\/dbdriven\/diary\/diary.php?action=viewentrydetails&#038;diaryid=7499&#038;diaryuser=justal\">a mountain bike ride<\/a> out to Angler&#8217;s Retreat and back. I had done this route a couple of times at night whilst following others from the Ystwyth Cycling Club, but hadn&#8217;t done it in the daylight or found the route on my own.<\/p>\n<p>The route finding was fine and if anything it was easier at night, but the route itself was good with a good variety of surfaces and technical difficulty and not too much sustained climbing. It was pretty cold and wet up there and the wind was picking up so we only did the one route of about 14 miles so that we could head back down to the beach for a windsurf session. Steve managed to fall off a couple of time and I managed to find one really deep (probably about waist deep) puddle that I cycled through. Steve saw me disappear into it and thought better of trying to ride through it himself. needless to say I got pretty wet.<\/p>\n<p>Back at sea-level and there was enough wind for a decent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forces-of-nature.co.uk\/dbdriven\/diary\/diary.php?action=viewentrydetails&#038;diaryid=7500&#038;diaryuser=justal\">windsurf session<\/a> at Ynyslas. I tried out my new wheel-barrow as my previous one has rusted away and met Steve, Impi and a guy from the south coast over there. We had a good session in what is now beginning to feel like winter conditions.<\/p>\n<p>This part of Wales really does have a lot to offer for those who like the outdoor lifestyle and a bit of adventure.<\/p>\n<p>Anna and Morgan meanwhile had been busy sorting out Morgans toys and cooking soup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve had another action packed weekend here in Mid Wales. 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