Categories: just-life
Date: 23 March 2005 17:22:24
Having thought about getting caught in the rain (or rather my washing) yesterday I was looking at the 5 day forecast on BBCi for Swansea, when I saw that it gave the location of the nearest weather observation station (lat 51.6334 lon -3.9618) and wondered where it was (as I've done before).
I've always imagined that it's going to be down in the marina or out by the lighthouse (and coastguard) where they pay attention tothe weather. Or perhaps up on Kilvay Hill, over looking Swansea. I know there's a weather station on campus, but I would have been very surprised if that had been the one!! And it's none of these places.
It is infact between Townhill and Cwmdu just on Heol-Y-Gors, about 600m from Carmarthen Road.
Shame they let me down, when I checked on Monday what the weather was going to be like they said sunny intervals, and it rained...... I'm hoping for better forecasting later this vacation. I'm planning my Easter Trip to Snowdonia!!!
Yay!!!!
THough I've still got to pick what exactly I shall be doing. It's one of those tough choices. I have a choice of three mountains (well, more really, but I've three in my mind), Cadair Idris, Tryfan and Snowdon. Now I have nice detailed maps of the later two, and would have to buy a map with Cadair on, but I do feel that I've unfinished business there. Attempted three times, succeded once. I mean, Snowdon I've only managed up to the top twice on five attempts. Tryfan, been there once, summited once.
[and there are people who think that I don't know when to turn back and don't trust me to either!!!]
So that's less than a 50% success rate (nine attempts, four summits). So I'm sitting here with my map, looking at Tryfan, cause it's a fun mountain to climb, as there really is climbing (ok, scrambling) to do!! Last time we were there we went round the east face and up one of the gullies.... it really felt like we were climbing a mountain proper like. Of course, it only take a couple of hours to reach the top, not really worth the four-plus hour drive (well, it is, but something more might be nice).
So I look at Snowdon, maybe by a different route?? there are plenty, and it's not like I don't know the Pyg or Miner's tracks well enough to come down them if I have problems with light.
Cadair is only a three hour drive, but I find it not as much fun and want to do a different route, which I'll need a map for.......
Or maybe Tryfan and them a quick jog up Snowdon on one of the easier paths.....?? That'll give me a full day, and with the clocks changing over the weekend, I know it'll be lighter in the evening. (before I get a telling off for being out in the dark, before I even set off......)
Thing is, I know there's this bit of me that says, you could do all three....... that'll be fun........