Amazing weekend

We've had a double bank holiday weekend this weekend and we've had a fantastic time.  Friday morning we got up early and went out for a beautiful ride, it was a crisp and, misty morning with the sun working its way through the cover

The sun burnt through pretty quickly and revealed a flawless blue sky for the rest of the day.  We did some chilling out on the grass with Sammy, which was really nice. We rarely get much time to sit and do nothing, granted we didn't do nothing for very long but it was what we needed.

Its great watching everything come to life in the garden again, it really refreshes the faith that everywhere is going to look absolutely amazing for our wedding day.

Gunerra before it turns into the giant it is meant to be, I love this plant.

Friday evening we had tea with Nic and Tony and went out to watch Much Ado About Nothing at the Royal Exchange theater in Manchester.  It was a modern adaptation and it was absolutely fantastic.

Early start Saturday morning to male sure we got to the camp site early enough.  8am we were there and pitching in readiness to walk Snowdon.  Nic had managed to get herself some blisters from walking the day before, which was a slight worry but she was desperate to walk it, so we carried on! We took Sammy with us and all set off about 9.30.  We headed out onto Watkin path, Sammy isn't renowned for his good behaviour on a lead so I ended up at quite a pace and as the terrain got more rocky, it was easier to run up in stages than it was to try and make him wait.  I felt fantastic, really strong and pain free; bonus! The last part of what is thought to be the hardest route up Snowdon was pretty hardcore, it was the steepest part and it was loose shale. Even Sammy had to slow himself down a bit!

We couldn't have hoped for better weather, another amazing day that meant the views were stunning and the temperature was ideal, I even got my arms out until we switched down the other side along the miners path and it was bitter!

 

Job done!

The last picture was taken just after we had hurtled down the last part of the route down. Walking down hill causes me considerable pain normally anyway, doing it slowly causes me even more, so obviously the only way to get around that is to do it really quickly. The added bonus here is that it is unbeliveably good fun! The doenside; neither of us can walk today! I was in agony yesterday, Tom caught up today. We've been hobbling around like cowboys today!

Today has been another cracking day and we have done a fair few wedding related things today too. So all in all, a great weekend!