North Wales

Hi Everyone, Sama here. After our relaxing cycle tour of the fenlands it was great to be back amongst the mountains again, this time in the Snowdonia National Park. Initially we stuck with the bikes and enjoyed 2 days of cycling, starting out from the beautiful historic town of Caernarfon. Cycle ways are well established in North Wales, so much of our ride was traffic free. The difficulty of cycling in the mountains was offset by the breathtaking scenery and especially with Mt Snowdon as a constant backdrop. 

 

Caernarfon castle.

They have some excellent cycle paths in Wales

On the 3rd and 4th days we put away the bikes and embarked on 2 days of hiking. The walks took us through every changing landscapes from dense, dark woodlands filled with ferns, mosses and every colour of mushroom, to the bracken and heather covered moors where we encountered a family of wild Welsh ponies and then finally to the summit of Mt Snowdon.  We were fortunate the day we climbed to have clear views out to Anglesea and into the heart of Wales.

 

Back to Caernarfon, just in time for a quick cuppa.

We underestimated the impact of the climb however and we're still suffering 3 days later (after all the cycling I thouught our muscles would be well toned, but apparently you use a whole different set when climbing mountains!). Bye for now.

Beautiful views on Mt Snowdon

Sama makes friends with some wild ponies.