Beautiful North Wales

Beautiful North Wales

This is the view from the front of my house in February this year - Snowdon is the peak on the far left.

Sunset over Snowdonia - the sun is setting between the peaks of Snowdon and Crib Goch.


North Wales famed for its mountains, but less well known is its fabulous coastline - particularly in the west and north west.  The Lleyn Peninsular is particularly beautiful.

Porthmadog Harbour

We have a little boat moored in Porthmadog harbour.  One of our favourite trips is from Porthmadog sailing about 5 miles south past Harlech beach and the town of Harlech with its spectacular castle, to Shell Island.  This is a semi-natural harbour where we can generally pick up a mooring and have a swim in the warm lagoon water, at this time of year listening to the skylarks singing.

View of Harlech Castle and Rhinog Mountains

Porthmadog and Harlech are in Cardigan Bay, which is a very sheltered and shallow area of sea stretching from the Lleyn Peninsular in the north to Cardigan in the south.  The water can be crystal clear because it is sandy-bottomed.
We have often seen bottle-nosed and common dolphins, porpoises, grey seals and lots of seabirds including puffins.  Puffins are currently nesting on the islands off Aberdaron and we are planning a trip tomorrow morning to see them.

Abersoch sunset

Tonight we will be spending the night moored in Abersoch.
Eating paleo is not always easy when we are out and about, and relies heavily on fruit and nuts!  We have a little cooker on the boat, so I'll have bacon and egg.  Hopefully mackerel as well, but it may be a bit early in the season for catching them.