Leonard Cohen Walking Weekend, or Isn't It A Long Way Down?

[Evie B]

Evie B, you're like a wire haired fox terrier

And those Greek cats are a lot better looking than you Byron, yah boo sucks.

Evie B

[Evie B]

I am feeling really sorry now for my cruel outburst, Byron's furry little face is rather sweet and I think I was a bit mean to a defenceless little animal. Surely everyone in Barmouth with scratch him behind the ears and feed him some salmon so that he feels like a wanted bear.

Evie B

[margaret]

For those intrepid climbers intending to take Snowdon, it may not be a good idea to eat at the new cafe


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink ... ynedd.html

[Paula]

Knorr Cup-a-Soup

[Pete]

I'm presuming that the non walkers are also going to Snowdon on the Saturday and taking the train up the mountain.. I've not booked my ticket yet (advised that we do) but just checking that I won't be Billy No Mates on the train.
The website doesn't show a timetable..it just says that the first train is at 9am and then at frequent intervals depending on the time of year/demand etc. Do you have to specify a time when booking? Diane and Tim's brilliant itinery and advice suggests 11:30.

Pete

[efc]

For those intrepid climbers intending to take Snowdon, it may not be a good idea to eat at the new cafe


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink ... ynedd.html

I saw this article, but decided not to post it because of it's condescending attitude. The writer tries to deal with that by complimenting Welsh food elsewhere, but of course there's a world of difference between a restaurant where one would go on a night out, and a pit-stop on top of a mountain.

[Yorkshire Lad]

I'm presuming that the non walkers are also going to Snowdon on the Saturday and taking the train up the mountain.. I've not booked my ticket yet (advised that we do) but just checking that I won't be Billy No Mates on the train.
The website doesn't show a timetable..it just says that the first train is at 9am and then at frequent intervals depending on the time of year/demand etc. Do you have to specify a time when booking? Diane and Tim's brilliant itinery and advice suggests 11:30.

Pete

Due to a medical problem it looks as if I might be taking the train although that is not certain . I would like to walk for some of the way and then catch the train akind of mix and match approach . Does any one know if this is possible or is it simply a case of one or the other . The rest of my party will be walking I suspect

[Byron]

You could always jump out in front of the train brandishing a soggie sheep and demand that the driver takes you to the summit. You'd have to wear a stetson hat though and pretend to be Paul Newman or Robert Redford, or both. Pete could film the whole thing and sell the footage to a multitude of TV companies. Tim could be your manager and Dianne will be your PA. Newspapers would pay a small fortune for your life story too. Blimey, there might even be a new TV series based on the events leading to the 'Event' and your eventual part in it.
Can I have your autograph??

[Paula]

Assuming we don't have to push it up the mountain and there are no sheer drops count me in for the train Pete

[Yorkshire Lad]

You could always jump out in front of the train brandishing a soggie sheep and demand that the driver takes you to the summit. You'd have to wear a stetson hat though and pretend to be Paul Newman or Robert Redford
Can I have your autograph??

I have tried that already it's what caused the medical condition
Yours sincerely Butch Cassidy or The Sundance Kid which ever you prefer

[mylitta]

Sick animals permitting (long story) I'll definitely be going up on the train.

[Judy]

I think my sister and I probably will as well

[Byron]

I have tried that already it's what caused the medical condition
Yours sincerely Butch Cassidy or The Sundance Kid which ever you prefer

Oh dear. Is it 'sheep dipper's cramp' ? My auntie joan's second husband's cousin who emigrated to new Zealand to avoid the Inland Revenue, caught it when he worked in Woolworths in Christchurch. One of the customers gave him a bank note that had the disease on it from the customer's hands. He had to be quarantined and everything. The Health Service said it was a wonder he survived. The day he left hospital he was run over by a lorry on its way to the abattoir with a load of sheep!

Are there any abattoirs on Snowdon?


Matron said she doesn't think there are any there, but told me to check anyway. So I'll have a quick google for some sheep up the hill.

I'm sure I put me tablets next to me keyboard.....


Ah, it's OK the cat's playing with them

[Diane]

Will call the booking office this morning to clarify things...(will also ask if matron can forward some of Byron's tablets to the train driver, just in case).

Better to take your own food up the mountain with you, eat it before you enter the summit building (Hafod Eryri), and then just buy a coffee in there, imo. I saw something on TV about the construction of the building, and the architecture seems more interesting than the food. I'm not a fan of buildings on mountaintops (except churches), but I reckon it will be an impressive place to visit. Also, the Welsh poet Gwyn Thomas wrote some lines for Hafod Eryri which are inscribed on the floor, and on the big window across the front. E.g:

The summit of Snowdon, here you are nearer to heaven
The rocks record the aeons of creation
It’s our duty to guard this glory
Here you will see tempests and tranquillity
All around us are the grandeur and the anguish of an old, old nation

[daveeliver]

The people talking about using the train seem to be fitter than me, so this morning I've started to do a little walking and break in my unused walking boots (only 5 years old!).
Walked through Croxteth Country Park for an hour, all flat,picturesque but I'm knackered.
I think my medical problems will commence or surface after the trip.
I reckon Diane has a fiendish plan to destroy our will to live and acquire the tickets for Barcelona that we will be too unfit to use!

Is anybody else staying at The Tal y Don pub?