That wonderful moment when evening trout fishing is here has arrived. I fished last Saturday and started at about 8pm on a beautiful evening. I set off to the top part of Llandetty where I know good fish live and found lots happening and good sized fish. Using a klinkhammer with a grey body and [...]
- 9th June 2010
- What's Going On?
A Useful piece of Timber
We had this huge oak tree felled a couple of years ago and have since burnt all the cordage on the fires through out the hotel but Nick decided to save the butt and get it cut into useful lengths of timber. So today, Martin and his mobile saw rig turned up and with the [...]
- 8th June 2010
- Great Days Out
Enjoy a Bike Ride
Although the countryside is not exactly flat around Gliffaes a bike ride along the lanes of the Usk Valley can make for an enjoyable couple of hours. Sitting up on a bike means you can see over the hedges and engage with the countryside, wrapped up in your car, windows shut and air conditioning on, [...]
- 2nd June 2010
- Eat Local, Eat Fresh
Crickhowell gets a Brasserie
Crickhowell has a new restaurant, well brasserie to be exact, the food offering in and around the eastern end of the Brecon Beacons just keeps getting better. This new brasserie, Number 18, (that’s the name simply because it is number 18 Crickhowell High Street) has been opened by my friend Steve Lewis who all his [...]
