Day 13 - 17th June 2007

EPIC DAY!
As I woke, I heard rain pattering on the flysheet but once we had dragged ourselves out of our bags, the drizzle had stopped and we managed to have breakfast and strike in the dry.
We walked out of Dinas Mawddwy on the A470 and then took a damp path through a steaming forest up to about 350m - all on steps cut into the hill. It was so humid we were drenched by the time we exited the forest onto a tricky traverse around Foel Dinas.
We climbed up to Maesglase then a couple of tough up and down and up again's to the magnificent Waun-oer(670m).
What a magnificent view... Close you eyes, face south and imagine...
In the far, far distance, the Beacons range, barely visible, then Plymlimon and then the Cemmaes windmills, passed last week. Turn 180 degrees and see Trawsfynydd nuclear power station with Snowdon towering in the distance. Turn a few degrees west and see the whole of the Rhinogs range spread out like a 3D map. Another few degrees and there is Cadair Idris...wow! A bit more and the seaside town of Tywyn, then miles of sunny sea then Aber' then the Beacons pop into view again.
After picking my jaw off the floor, we marched down to the Minfford Hotel into the safe hands of Michelle, a lovely gal from oop narth who's hubby was in 'ospikkle recovering from an operation. We were treated like lords. If you want to climb Cadairistic, stay there, eat and drink there, it is the best.