The Sun Has Got His Hat On...

At long last, the sun has arrived and we can get down to the serious business of relaxing. And there's no finer place to do that than here on Anglesey. No matter where you drive, at some point you'll arrive at the coast and it's a safe bet that you'll find something of interest. Whether it's a coastal path to explore or a sandy beach to play on or some rock pools along the base of some cliffs to investigate.One, out of the way, place we love to visit is Porth Trefadog. With views across the sea towards Holyhead mountain and plenty of little nooks and crannies to set up a picnic to just while away the hours.We owe it to ourselves to take time out, and when the sun shines there's no better place than here.

It's Never to Late...

Here’s one of my favourite paths. It leads to a bay at Rhoscolyn call Borthwen Bay. It’s where I cut my teeth when learning to sea kayak and it was here I had my first encounter with a seal that played hide and seek with me for close to an hour. Wherever I paddled he’d pop his head up just a few metres away and if I paddled towards him he’d disappear under the surface only to pop up a few minutes later. And so it went on for close to an hour until I guess, he got bored with me. But what a fantastic face he/she had with huge eyes and eyelashes any girl would die for. It was also here that I found myself amongst a flock of feeding terns. As I sat quietly flouting, they would dive-bomb into the waters around me, disappear for a handful of seconds and then reappear with a small fish wiggling in their beaks.
I may have come late to this sport but am so grateful for the opportunity it’s given me to get so close to the natural world.

From dawn to dusk...

I’ve talked quite a bit about early mornings here on Anglesey, but the evenings can be pretty special too. Give me a cold beer, a campfire, some sand dunes and a guitar and, with a setting sun for a light show, I couldn’t ask for more. (Well, maybe some barbecued food wouldn’t go a miss) It’s a treat we always share with visiting friends and it’s a memory that stays with them for weeks, months and even years.
The island measures around 30 miles north to south by 25 mile east to west, so you can find a beach or cliff top in next to no time. And even in the height of the summer holidays there are places you can still go and be by yourself - if you know where to find them.
I first came to Anglesey back in the seventies when a bunch of friends decided that country living was the real thing. They headed off in a camper van from London and drove north having no idea where they were going. Someone saw there was an island at the tip of North Wales and a decision was made that would impact on all our lives. I followed them here a few months later and remained here for over four years before, one by one, we drifted back to what felt like the outside world. We all had our different reasons, mine was to try and make it in the music business as a musician and composer. After ten years of playing in all sorts of bands around London I eventually sold off the instruments and bought a camera and started to photograph musicians instead of playing with them, and that’s how I got into the photographic business, but that’s a whole other story for a whole other day.

Chill!