Sunday, 31 March 2013

31-03-2013 Day 2 - -Snowdon Climb

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We went up and we came down, not a lot else to say except it was  
  • very very white!!!!
  • Windy
  • fine
  • exhilarating
I had previously been up with our son Edward at Easter two years ago. see post 22/4/2011

Started 8:30 ish

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No one else on this path yet!
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Halfway Cafe’ back here soon…….
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You could not “Snow Angel”
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Only 5 people passed us on the way up from Llanberis, everyone else came up the Pyg path. I recon less than 50 people visited the summit that day.

The Top 11:55.

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Your reward, it was Easter Sunday
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Noone else on our path down. Kel was blown over by the wind on this stage.
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The rails under 15” of snow and ice, this is the final section before the sumit, the third passing pace is behind me is Clogwyn Station.
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Down off the worst now its relatively simple walk downhill
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What a cracking day, time for a snack in the sun

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Digging out the track!
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They were digging the track out, here is the news page
http://www.snowdonrailway.co.uk/news_detail.php?id=94

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Some fun to be had!
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The start at the end!!!!!
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A celebration beer, still a few metres to go before we are finally down, but we felt we deserved them
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Back in Caernarfon, time for another beer and relaxation
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A cracking sunset, over the marina and Angelsea
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Saturday, 30 March 2013

30-03-2013–Easter Trip Day 1 to Port Merrion


Easter Trip
We left home and travelled west, soon we were in a totally different landscape, a lot of hills and a lot of white.  
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We were heading for Portmerrion, a brilliant place immortalised in the Prisoner Series.

A series of pictures to give a flavour of Portmerrion follow
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