From Carn Fadryn GW/NW-058, Jimmy reeled off the directions to Mynydd Rhiw GW/NW-064. We left the car a short distance onto the access drive for the transmitter complex up there, and walked the rest of the way to the summit. It was getting on for 5.30pm local, and I didn't fancy Jimmy's chances much on 40m SSB or even on 2m FM.  So I opted for 80m, figuring that it was late enough in the day for it to work properly.

       

Which it did. The dipole was strung out just in front of the final mound upon which the trig point sits, and Jimmy got straight onto 3.660MHz SSB. Joy! A pile-up! Jimmy was pleased, and worked his way through 8 callers.  I then took my turn on 3.557MHz CW. I called and called. And called. Nothing. Well nothing apart from somebody anonymously sending "HI" and a couple of derogatory remarks. I did then get G0TDM, but further calls seemed to be being deliberately QRM'd, possibly by the same person.

   

I read somebody sending "QSY 3.556", so decided to go with this in an effort to avoid the nonsense. Here I worked a further seven stations, QRM free, and thus matching Jimmy's 8 contacts.  We drove back to the campsite listening to Liam's choice of CD (Top Gear Rock Anthems!), and met back up with Campbell and Calum. Into the mess tin went three cans of Irish Stew, which warmed nicely on the gas stove. It was a surprisingly enjoyable and satisfying meal, especially when finished off with Marianne's homemade tealoaf and chocolate cake which she had kindly dispatched with us on leaving.

   

Not so satisfying was the same answer when I called the Bardsey boatman. "No, sea is still too rough to sail tomorrow" he said. Maybe Tuesday then, but this was not looking good. With the light quickly fading approaching 9pm, Liam retreated to his sleeping bag, while the other four of us sat in the big front room of my tent and chatted. I stayed in the 1664 timezone, while Campbell introduced a bottle of wine to augment his Stella Artois. A bottle of rum was found, that Marianne seemed to have slipped into the food box, perhaps assuming that anything involving her brother had to involve lots of alcohol! Calum and Jimmy, of course, remained teetotal.  Thanks to the following stations, all worked on 80m with 5 watts: