Nicole and I did a quick trip to the Ogwen Valley in the camper van on the evening of the 19th of December. We set off after the Gilbert Christmas pub lunch and arrived after dark to camp in North Wales’ prettiest layby at Llynn Ogwen. We had a couple of hours for cups of…

This was a weekend of extremes of luxury. Extremes that ranged from hot baths with champagne, dressing for dinner, cocktails by the fireplace, to gale force winds blowing us off our bikes and horizontal rain. Then back to the hotel to really appreciate the pampering. All in celebration of a big birthday for Sally (I’ve…