It's a long way to Snowdonia from Essex, or, at least it occasionally seems that way. I had cadged a lift to Nantlle (yes, that's how it's spelled on the buses as well as the local maps) with Nick, to whom much thanks, and this entailed a journey to Highgate by Tube, where we had a slight mix-up because Nick didn't know about the third entrance to the station. (No reason why he should, as he does not actually live in that area.) Because there were only two of us in the car, we'd both perhaps been... read more
