As always, this isn't about measuring distances, times or temperatures.  This is about exploration, about experiences, about finding different kinds of water to swim, bathe, share, laugh in and sometimes even, face your fears in. 

There will be a good mixture of high mountain lakes to satisfy our need for peace and solitude and long valley lakes with easy access on those days when our legs need a rest from the hills when we feel the need for a good stretch out or find respite from the weather. 

There will be opportunities for long swims and brief joyous dips, early morning swims to awaken your senses, sunset swims to nourish the soul, coaching sessions to get you closer to your swimming zen and naturally everything is by invitation.

The mountains are inherently wet. There is no getting away from that, it's part of the water cycle, but that's what makes the lakes and swimming so amazing!

This week is about embracing the fine Welsh weather, taking all it gives us and riding with it. Sometimes it stops us in our tracks, sometimes we can work around it, sometimes it gives incredible gifts. Who has swum in mountain mist? It's like magic! Taken a dip in wind so feisty it has reminded you, you are alive? Or in water so still and so glassy you find it hard to break the perfection?

Safety will always remain paramount, exact locations we visit will be dictated by the weather conditions on the day.

This is about the great outdoors, so I am inviting you on my first week in June to join me as an outsider, I don't hide that I have spent the last year living half of my time in the small space that is a Volkswagon Van, I am a big fan of waking up to the smell of dew, having my first cup of coffee as the morning mist is rising,  wrapping up warm til the sun hits my face, and seeking sanctuary in quiet places. Join me in the fresh air for a bit of time out from the world of buzzing gadgets and screens. Get in tune with dark and light, noise and quiet. Reset your internal clock.

We will be based at the quiet riverside campsite of Dolgam Farm in Capel Curig. This is a week of reconnection with the natural world but we will be by no means roughing it. There is access to beautifully clean toilets and showers on the campsite, incredible mountain views and quiet space. 

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Bring along your campervan, van, car, tent. Pack your china mug and sheepskin rug, this is about camping with whatever gives you joy, not an ounce of hardship.#carlife is the new #vanlife so I'm told so don't feel glum if you haven't got the instagrammable hipster van to bring along!

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*If you wish to stay elsewhere you are very welcome but I am unable to reduce the cost of the week.