Lon Las Cymru – day 3
Day three started well with a fantastic fried breakfast from the bed and breakfast. The sky was clear, there was a slight breeze, and I was feeling great. I was raring to go. This may have been the cause of a problem later on…
Lon Las Cymru – day 2
Day 2 started well. Fantastic fried breakfast provided by the hostel, and the weather was warm and overcast but not wet. Starting off from the Cwm Pennant hostel was a great way to start cycling for the day. It’s nestled in the foothills and the surrounding countryside and views are […]
Lon Las Cymru – day 1
I headed up on the train yesterday to Holyhead. That was not easy. I almost didn’t get there. First Great Western weren’t going to let me on at Taunton (I booked the tickets on the 15th of April and was told by their telephone desk that they couldn’t reserve bikes […]
Lon Las Cymru to home
The wife and daughter are going on holiday in Cornwall with the mother in law, and the grandmother in law. I am staying at home and dog sitting. So with the clever application of the aunty dog sitter I am off cycling for the week 🙂 On Sunday I will […]
Plym Valley to home
I had a few days spare holiday so took 2 days off and decided to cycle from Plymouth home. This was in October last year by the way, I just haven’t bothered to update here since then! The tour was also the first time I have cycle camped, and gave […]
Day 4 – Cornish way / West Country Way
Final day of my ride. I was originally planning on carrying up from Taunton to Bristol then catching the train back down, but it was getting unworkable with the requirement to pick my daughter up from nursery within a reasonable time. So I just spent day 5 resting and playing […]