A blog mostly written by Lynsey and sometimes read by Josh (who is usually in the mountains) that aims to document our life in rural North Wales, the homebase for Crashpad Lodges. Here you will find everything from how we manage and run our off-grid accommodation business, our journey to become sustainable, crafting new interior items to weathering the weather!
Each article is around 7 minutes long, just enough time for a panad and a read
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Re-Shuffle the Pack
Relaxing by the beach, a cocktail by the pool, room service, it’s the time of year to book your summer holiday. But what if this year you were to do it different. What if your holiday didn’t involve a plane but a car trip to North Wales. North Wales vs the sunny beaches of Kefalonia?! I know it sounds silly but hear me out on this one.
My love of the great outdoors stems from trips to army camp when I was a teenager. We travelled from our school in the North East of England to the Lakes. We climbed to the top of a mountain - I had never been so high or seen so far. Rode mountain bikes across wild terrain and main roads thinking I’d never been so fast or had never had such a sore bottom but laughing the whole way. Camping with nature in such silence that all I