Wednesday 1 April 2015

Triumphant!

The family climbed Snowdon using the Pyg Track yesterday, in pretty unpleasant conditions- wet and windy going up, hail and snow descending.
I am very proud of them all, especially DK, who is only small - apparently, he used 99% of hie energy on the ascent and needed W's help for a while to cope coming down.
They were all in fine fettle last night, very tired but no sore feet.
The wonders of modern boots, not needing to break your feet in.
We ate the leg of lamb fron Rhud? Farm Shop, which was the best lamb ever- need another to take home, after arranging the bank loan!

AJ and I went to Conwy, walked around the town twice, had coffee at Costa and did the Antique Centre, then back to BC via Bethesda, which boasted little but a small charity shop.
Finding BC bereft of grocers - the Co op only really sells convenience foods and enormous cakes - we went back to Llanwrst, which has a sizeable Co op and tiny fresh food market on Tuesday's.
Home to put the joint in the oven and a nice cup of tea.
To our delight, the tanker was here delivering oil - the tank was empty within two hours of arriving and we have survived three days of arctic conditions by keeping the woodburner going and staying in that room.
We were told there was a calorie gas heater available, which we have used in one lounge, for the g/c.
Bedrooms have been very cold.
I have a list of suggestions for the owners!

Everyone is breakfasted and getting ready for the day, except me (all using the one bathroom as the second has a bath which stops water to every other tap and heated towel rail won't work, so v cold)
AJ brought tea at 5.30am, I read for a bit and fell asleep again.
Must be all of the fresh air on "Bring up the Bodies", which I am rereading, following "Wolf Hall" on TV.


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