Salford Quays

17 Jun 2010 photos: 11 – 3 MB Public

Went to see 'Russalka' at the Lowry in Salford Quays. Pictures before going into the theatre

Jonathan & Anneke wedding

16 Jun 2010 Southport UK photos: 26 – 5 MB Public

Wedding at Southport Town Hall at 3pm. Reception back at the couples home with family and church. A lovely day

Another shot by LLyn Dinas with Yr Aran behind while Gwyn does some checking!

14 Jun 2010 Beddgellert, Snowdonia photos: 46 – 18 MB Public We had a fantastic day for our June walk, although as we approached Snowdonia it was completely overcast and threatening, but all this cleared and we had an warm sunny day with just a slight breeze. Just 10 on the B walk today and such a variety of views, never going above 650 ft but wonderful panoramas. Distance: 8.5 miles, Totals ascent/descent 1430ft The only down side was the long coach journey of 2.5 hrs (120miles) but well worth it.

The bluebells at the foot of Rannerdale Knotts, with Melbreak in the background

1 Jun 2010 Rannerdale Knotts photos: 22 – 5 MB Public

Went to see the bluebells before they faded and decided to attempt Rannerdale Knotts as well if Iris was able. The morning was very wet so on the way, we called at Wilf's in Stavely for some breakfast.By the time we were at Rannerdale the rain had almost stopped and we had a good day.

Beddgellert A Reccie

Gwyn accompanied me for the A Party reccie. We started out at 0600hrs and made good time arriving just after 8 and on our way by 0820hrs. The route was a linear one starting at Rhyd Ddu where we left the car, travelling up to the lower reaches of Snowden, down into Nantgwynant, back along Llyn Dinas and over the hill above Bedgellert. A varied walk with some exertion and lovely views. The day was brilliant with mainly clear skies and little breeze. We did miss catching the train back to Rhyd Ddu due to meandering on the summit above Bedgellert, so we enjoyed a cup of tea and an ice cream before catching the Sherpa bus back.

Beddgelert & Moel Hebog

An A Party Reccie with Les. It was a lovely day for walking, dry with lots of sunshine. It was a long journey of 2.5 hrs but parking was easy and we were soon off up Moel Hebog. The views high up were astounding and I saw the Snowden range with a fresh sight. We didn't finish the planed route as we were both finding it difficult and probably not suitable for the Club, so we missed out the other two peaks. However, I later realised that I had a virus which made it self known the next day. No wonder I found it hard going and the route track only showed a reduction of less than a mile, so we should have been able to do the complete round easily. You loose some , you win some!Only One Hewitt climbed today.

Bodnant Gardens & Conwy

A leasurly day enjoying the splendour of the spring flowers at Bodnant Gardens in the Conwy Valley.
Afterwards we visited Conwy to enjoy fish and chips on the harbour side and then travelled down the coast from Llandudno to Colwyn Bays.
It was a pleasant day although chilly. The photo's have not been retouched/cropped yet.

Malham Fell Club B Walk

Iris was unable to go on the Fell Club Walk as she was singing in a concert in the evening, but she also may not have been able to join any of the walks as her leg is still giving problems

Once again we were fortunate with the weather as it had been forecast rain, but instead we had a dry day with sunny periods, but with a cold NE wind. We had a big B Party and a good leader who kept the pace steady but within the reach of all. We headed towards Malham Cove and Tarn and had some spectacular scenery, typical of the Dales and an enjoyable day with some refreshments in Malham on our return.

Distance: 8.5 miles
Total ascent: 1080ft
Time: 4hrs 50 mins

Beacon Hill and Brock Valley

This area is an old favourite of ours and we decided upon it today as Iris is suffering from pain down one side so finds it difficult to walk, but worse to not keep moving. This route is a low level one with plenty of escape routes.

Red Screes from Hartsop

Les accompanied me today, as a trail run for doing the reccie at Bedgellert for the club in June. I chose this new walk as a comparible route, but it turned out much steeper than anticipated. However, it was a lovely day with sunshine and good company.

Mawdsley

Some flat walking so as not to agrivate Iris's leg problems. It was a glorious sunny day with blue skies most of the day, but there was a cold North wind which made it very chilly.

Conwy Fell Club C Walk

We had a lovely sunny and calm day for our 2nd walk of the season. As I had reccied the C walk with Les, this is the walk I did and It was pleasant to have time to enjoy the views etc. The ground was a lot drier than the reccie and so we did not encounter much mud and the ground was firm.