Day 1 of the BikeBoatBoot challenge for Tŷ Hafan started at Tŷ Gobaith, just south of Conwy in North Wales.  We had 4 days to cycle, hike and kayak the length of Wales.  We were all nervous but excited as we set off to cycle the first stage back to Betws-y-Coed where we had stayed… Read More

Day 2 was when the challenge started getting challenging!  Up again at 4:30am and out ready to start hiking by 6am.  In the drizzle, Jake and Joe took us hiking for stage 1, a 8.3 miles from the Glan-llyd Outdoor Activity Centre to Drws-y-Nant, ascending 772 feet in 3 hours and 11 minutes.  After bacon… Read More

When we thought the challenge could not get any harder, along came day 3.  The toughest day of the 4-day challenge.  The team set off from Ponterwyd on bikes at 6:30am with Will and Dean, passing Devil’s Bridge and cycling up a pretty tough climb and then down into Cwmystwyth.  We covered 7.6 miles in… Read More

On day 4, the team set off with Jake and Joe from Brecon at 6am and spirits were high.  We hiked into the Bannau Brycheiniog mountains following the path up and between Cribyn and Fan-y-Big and finishing in the Upper Neuadd reservoir car park.  The 8 mile hike took 3 hours 17 minutes with a… Read More