Oh how I love Wales. We're cruising along the A55: we've just passed
Conwy so we're on the best bit, that bit that hugs the coastline until
near Bangor. I love this road, and I'm very excited to be in North
Wales again. I'm going to Bangor tomorrow for the first time in a long
time - we didn't visit at all in the summer.

I was very brave and drove the first half of the journey, on the M62
over the Pennines. It wasn't too bad really - it was quite foggy at
the summit and the outer lane was narrowed by the snow on the verge
but it had been well gritted.

We were relieved that Ian's parcel finally arrived at lunchtime, in
heavy snow. We thanked the delivery man profusely but it didn't stop
him feeling very hard done by - he told us he was giving up now, so
the big pile of parcels in the back of the van wasn't going to get to
their owners today. Thank goodness we got ours at least.