away to wales

davoud, karen and i met up with val and paul in conwy yesterday for a hike up conwy mountain. it was an absolutely glorious day - much improved on the day before! - so we tried to make the most of it. there were wild horses, sheep and little lambs along the way, which made things even more enjoyable. val was our official navigator and did a really good job apart from a small hiccup at the start of the journey ;)
after our walk, we sat by the harbour and had some chips. davoud and karen went into the castle, but as i'd just been there last week i opted to sit and read the newspaper. last night some friends came round for food and today we're enjoying a fairly lazy sunday, although i do now need to get some school work done!

canadian visitors month

karen and i in the cains pub after our brewery tour

april has officially been renamed 'canadian visitors month.' davoud and i have been treated to a visit from janine last week, which was lovely and filled with afternoon teas in harvey nicks, a weekend away in conwy for some tin cymraeg, lots of crisps, and a heartbreaking football match. we're now hosting karen for about a week and thankfully it's easter weekend so i have a whole four days off!

yesterday we did a wee tour of liverpool on the yellow duckmarine, walked around the albert dock, visited the awe inspiring anglican cathedral and then went to cains for the brewery tour. now davoud and i have both done the tour before, but you get two pints at the end of it so it was well worth a second go around.

today thankfully the weather has cleared up and we're heading to wales with val and paul for a hike. which is a good thing really because even though i'm not on holiday i have certainly been eating and drinking as though i am.