Caving in Edale, February 2012

 Fourteen hardy Explorer Scouts and leaders hired a minibus from Gaerwen and travelled to Edale YHA on the Friday night - it was cold - the next morning the thermometer was reading -9.5°C. Caving with Dave Nolan from PMA Ltd. Invested Sara and Tomos in the cave. Maybe we should start a tradition of investing people in unusual locations! Overnight several centimetres of snow fell and we were concerned that we would not be able to leave the YHA. After we had decided that Plans A and B were out, we thought about the train! Fortunately, the temperature rose considerably and we were able to drive down to the main road and get out through Winnats Pass. Of course, we had to take advantage of the snow and with some liberated plastic bags from the YHA, we spent the morning sledging. Great Stuff. What next?

As usual, high resolution copies of all the photographs are available on request.

Menai Bridge Photo Quiz

Here are the pictures and the answers - not a lot of people entered but feel free to check to see how you did.

ANSWERS – in the same order as the photographs

Coastal footpath to right of causeway to Church Island	Wall outside Jade Village	Presbyterian Church spire	King George’s playing field gate post by library
Waitrose	Gate onto Church Island	Victoria Hotel	Church Island Church windows
Railing around grave site on Church Island	St Mary’s Church clock	Chains on the Menai Bridge	Railing in Uxbridge Square (outside former Post Office)
Mile Post opposite Waitrose on wall in front of St Mary’s Church	Memorial Hall on Water Street	The Auckland pub sign	Gate post to the pier
Signpost in Uxbridge Square	Former chapel now fruit and veg “shop”	Town Council Offices	Library
Grating in main road on north side by pedestrian crossing	Hawthorn House	Post box (the old location)	Entrance gate to pier
Top of Pier	Mostyn Arms	Tafarn y Bont	Entrance gate to Church Island
Door to Church Island Church	Coed Cyrnol car park entrance	Top of Shell garage	Scout sign on Hall