Things to do in Gwynedd in the rain

Monday was spent in the company of Mr Eryl Crump, the Daily Post's man in Gwynedd, touring round the county, meeting and greeting some key contacts to update them about what we're up to and to get the latest vibe on the big stories of the moment.
And we also found time for a bit of tourism, despite the best efforts of some relentless North Wales rain. This really is a stunning county! - the awe-inspring Caernarfon Castle, the fascinating slate museum in Llanberis plus wonderful new facilities such as Galeri in Caernarfon town.
We've got a heck of a lot to offer to tourists in this part of the world. But every year the world gets smaller thanks to low cost flying and we need to keep sharp and offer new attractions. That's why it's so important that the council needs to keep to its timetable and make a decision this year on the future of the old Llanberis quarry. There's a stack of schemes competing with the indoor ski centre plan. All of their backers will be trying hard to demonstrate sustainable benefits to Gwynedd. Here's hoping the winner - or winners - meet all the criteria and throw in a big wow factor that will attract visitors from far and wide.
Tomorrow will be spent on trains back and forth to London for an editors' conference at Canary Wharf. There you go, one moment you're looking down a slate mine, the next you're half-way up a skyscraper. Funny old world.
News update - not for tomorrow's paper - the smoking teenanger on crutches has been spotted again - playing truant from school with her pals. Who knows where her hobbling adventures will lead to next?
And news for the paper - tomorrow's page one is shaping around the fury of a young North Wales squaddie who has served his nation in Kosovo but can't get a passport to go on his hols because of some Passport Office red-tape nonsense about his family background.