h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

So, my second trip to the UK this month. And, unlike last time (Brighton Pride), there has so far been no transport trouble. The boat was late, but the train waited, and I got to Bangor without difficulty. Sail&Rail tickets allow break of journey, so I left the train at Bangor and took a bus to Caernarfon, where I found accommodation for two nights (in two different B&Bs, as I couldn't find anywhere with two nights available: I'll book the hostel next time).

The next day I climbed Snowdon. It was my first time to walk alone. I surprised myself by overtaking more than I was overtaken on my way up the PYG track. The cwm was full of mist, but it retreated ahead of me and I met it only on the last pull up to the ridge, after the PYG and miners' tracks join. (At that point, I stopped to eat lunch, which I should have done earlier in the sunshine.)

I stayed a good while at the summit. There was a chap who'd climbed up to dance there, and gathered a crowd to dance with him: he's making a promotional video for his later attempt to break the world record for the longest dance. This is to raise money for a charity involved in educating people about Burma. So I danced: twice, because his camera didn't work the first time. Many of the dancers in the second attempt were part of a blind group who'd climbed the mountain with guides.

I went back down the smoother Llanberris path, which I'd not done before.

Today I took the bus back to Bangor and the train to Bedford, where I am now at my granddad's place, using his computer.

Tomorrow: London.

TRiG.

Sounds like a good trip! Enjoy the rest of it.

oh what a great trip!

Sounds great! Enjoy London.

I never understood the point of climbing Snowdon when there's not only a railway but a large cafe at the top. Glad you enjoyed it, though

That'd be cheating!

TRiG.

I spent most of the day in the British Museum, and am now in Brighton.

TRiG.

Snowdon sounded fantastic!

Snowdon was fantastic. I got some views from the summit too. It cleared briefly, in patches. And it was clear all the way down the Llanberis track.

TRiG.