Lost..again?!

Tuesday, 12th July 2005

Yea, i was kinda lost again today..but it was really no big deal compared to yesterday..

Woke up at 9-ish today..had my breakfast & packed my lunch..intend to go for a 2 hours walk starting from behind my B&B..

Well, according to the 2 pounds map tat i have..it's supposed to be a 2 hours hike..hmm..we shall see about tat..

Ahh..directional posts..shouldn't get lost this time eh..walk walk walk..met this old couple along the way..as there's only 1 trail (so far), we sort of kept overtaking each other along the trail..we chatted a bit & then we decided to walk together..

They're actually holding on to a different sort of map..well, not really a map, it's more of a directional guide tat they printed off the internet..one thing about the old folks here..quite independent & always willing to learn..but i digress..so wat they have a long para of words, telling them how long to walk, where to turn & so on..

Anyway, we later learnt tat our maps are slightly different..theirs is a slightly longer loop..about half an hour longer..they invited me along & since i have some spare time before i catch my bus, i said ok..

Hmm..there was this point where we're supposed to 'swing left when we pass the powerline posts'..but somehow, none of us managed to spot the posts..& we ended up going round the lake..

I then referred to my map & we sort of figured our way out..so we managed to navigate between our 2 CMI maps..haha...i think it's quite a funny incident..

It wasn't as scary as yesterday..prob cos i had company & it was still early in the day..yesterday was really me alone in this big mountain trail..

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Caught the 2.20pm bus to my next destination - Porthmadog. It was one of the friendliest driver i've ever came across. He was very helpful..told me everything i needed to know about transportation in the area..

En route to my destination(there was only 1 other uncle on the bus), he gave a running commentary on the sights along the way..even passed me a postcard & pointed out which are which peaks..the best thing was, he even stopped by the road so tat i can take pics..really nice chap..

He dropped me off right in front of my hostel(which is like 20m from the actual stop). It's quite a nice hostel..clean & not too cramped..it's called Snowdon Lodge, it's apparently famous for being the birthplace of Lawrence of Arabia(siang lai?). It's quite ok-priced too, 13.50 pounds per nite & includes breakfast.

Asked the lady there for some info on Mt Snowdon as that's the main reason i'm here..there're 2 ways - the easy way, ie. the train or the not-so-easy way, ie. trekking (quite a few routes). She recommended tat i go to Pen-y-Pass where there are 2 routes to trek up. Both are popular routes and are quite safe, esp when i'm trekking alone(yea, esp when i had 2 nearly-lost experiences in just as many days)

Oh well, it's a simple dinner of microwave dinner(something i dun really like, but the most convenient when travelling solo) & then it's lights out at 11pm to prepare for the next morning..