At the seaside

Andy and I took mom, dad and Murphy to Pool for a walk on the beach and a drink at the pub. Afterwards we drove to Corf Castle and took and old fashioned chain operated ferry over the bay. We came home to a delicious pork stew that was cooking in the slow cooker all day! Mmmmmm.......

Independance of the Seas

Andy and I were in Southampton, where the new mega cruise liner, The Independence of the Seas, was about to sail from. Amazing!!

Bwets-y-Coed

On the Sunday of our trip, Andy and I went on a little drive and stopped at Bwets-y-Coed, a little Welsh village aimed at the climbers. We ate some lunch overlooking some waterfalls.


After this we drove to Conwy, a fisherman's town with an ancient castle. Also home of Britain's smallest house.




On the way back we stopped to get some photos of the Snowdon Summit, to show how far we climbed.


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Camping at Snowdon

Our camp site was at the foot of Snowdon overlooking a lake.



Andy and I went well prepared, and some good food in the evenings that included "pap", boerewors, new potatoes with garlic and lemon and garlic asparagus.



The breakfast were even better, with a lovely cup of tea.


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She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes.......

After staying at the Holiday Inn Chester West on the Welsh border on Friday, we got to our camp site on Saturday morning. After setting up camp, me, Andy, Mike, Russell and Sveta set off to climb Mt. Snowdon.

It took us 2.5 hours up to reach the summit at 3,560 ft above sea level. The last 40 minutes was really tough, especially with the air being thin, and a lot of cloud and misty rain setting in. Almost at the top, I decided that I would not manage the climb down, and was going to take the train. To my deepest disappointment the train was full for the rest of the say, and after a few tears of exhaustion, we braved the 3 hour climb down.

All and all a great experience, and thank you to everybody who sponsored me. I managed to raise £188 for my chosen charity - DogsTrust. This money will feed one dog for 18 months.

A big thanks to Andy for his motivating words all the way up (and down) and all his patience.

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SUMMIT

Caen Hill Locks

On Saturday Andy and I took a drive to Devizes, famous for the Caen Hill Locks.


Click here for some interesting information on the locks.



A Lovely sunny day, and AMAZING to see all those locks, one after the other. We even got to see a barge go up, and the chap said it takes 4 hours from bottom to top.


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It's a Dog's Life

Murphy loves his new friend Andy, who takes him for long walks up the biggest hill in Hampshire, and then let's him have a cuddle and a snooze.......

Man's best friend