Hi all

Just spent a very enjoyable weekend at Lake Bala in Wales. There was not a breath of wind and, after the mist had cleared on Saturday morning, we had a warm and sunny day. Sunday was a little more cloudy, but was still warm with sunny spells. Perfect for canoeing and we spent most of our time on the water.

Here are a few pics:

Saturday morning as the mist cleared


Not enough wind to blow out a candle, let alone sail a boat


Cool misty mornings in autumn are good for spider's webs

This post was last modified: 08-10-2007 09:07 AM by wild canon.

Sounds brilliant, those pictures of spiders webs are beautiful.

The scenery looks gorgeous too, and you were very lucky with the weather!

Wow, the pictures don't even look like they're from this country. Such beautiful clear waters. I must remember lake bala on my places to visit!

Love the spiders webs . I have been through Bala quite a few times but never managed to stop.

Don't confuse clear water with calm water. There was not enough wind to blow out a candle for most of the time, and the reflections were terrific, but Bala is full of sediment, which I found to my cost a couple of years ago when I fell in while messing about in my canoe. I had a pair of Nikon Travellite binoculars in my pocket which filled up with water. I had them cleaned, but the sediment had dried on the prisms and ruined them.

Also in Rivers water can look calm and like it is moving slowly and sedately, but beneath the curace the currents could be much stronger than they look, so its always best to be careful when entering any sort of water.