A Day in the Mountains

Hi there everyone 😀

One of the reasons we chose the Llyn Peninsular in North Wales as the spot for our holiday lodge was the wide range of options in both scenery and activities available locally.

We definitely wanted somewhere close to the sea but the mountains were a massive draw too and have become a real favourite.

For our first big day out when Jackie and Phil came for a long weekend back in April a day in the mountains was on the cards … not climbing them I hasten to add.

We decided to start our day by heading for Beddgelert … with a very quick stop to take in the view of the Aber Glaslyn on the way …

Beddgelert is a beautiful village and one of our favourite places to visit. It’s in the most beautiful spot … at the heart of Snowdonia, or Eryri, to give it its Welsh name. It’s surrounded by mountains and at the confluence of the Glaslyn and the Colwyn rivers …

After a mooch round the crafty gift shop we did the river walk, taking in ‘Gelert’s Grave’ and crossing the river to come back along the other side …

We were then on our way again … heading for The Ogwen Valley … with a quick stop off along the way to take in the view across to Snowdon …

We stopped at the National Trust car park by the lake for a bit of a pasty break …

… and a very short walk … for a look at the mighty Tryfan … of the BBC’s SOS: Extreme Rescue fame …

We only went as far as the waterfall but it was just lovely …

We made our way back down to the car …

… and headed down the old Roman road for a last stop at Zipworld where we had some good fun watching the more adventurous partaking of the activities … whilst we just generally chilled out and had a drink …

Whilst none of us had any real inclination to partake of any of the hair raising activities on offer we were all quite keen on the idea of a quarry tour … driving round and up to the top in one of the bone shaking red lorries … that could well be on the cards for a future visit. 

It was time to head back to the lodge for a lazy evening. We’d had a lovely day and had, once again, been so very lucky with the weather, with plenty of blue skies and sunshine ☀️

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