An eight o'clock high tide, with forecasted light winds and nice waves necessitated a bleary eyed exit from The Cottage this morning. The predictions turned out to be a tad optimistic though, as we arrived at the beach to find a howling onshore wind! It was a beauty blue sky morning though, so we got in anyway and managed to catch some respectable rides amidst the choppy waves. Even after a stroll through Rhosnigr in the sun to warm up afterwards, we were still back at The Cottage for coffees, served with sausage and egg butties by 11am.
After some further lunching we hiked up into Cwm Idwal to try a climb called 'Pocket Wall' (Severe 4a) on the edge of Idwal Slabs.
It's definatly one to save for the end of a dry period as it looked green, greasy and like it had not been climbed in a very long time! Despite it's less than attractive appearance, I was about to go for it when it started raining, which I took to be a sign. Sometimes things just aren't meant to be. Having not really shrugged off this mornings lethargy, I was happy to return to the sofa and the fireside. Might not have got a climb, but in Cwm Idwal it's always a nice walk at least...
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