Specs Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Cardiff, or at least my part of it, experienced a power cut at about five o clock this morning. I knew it was five because the phone was bleating that it couldn't communicate with its base station. I'd been thinking about a bike ride so it was a good kick in the arse to get me motivated. Had me some toast and a brew and by 0620 I was on my way. Didn't bother with warm gear because I was sweating like a good un just getting ready. Piss break somewhere between Newtown and Bala. Misty over the hills. Some spectacular views with nowhere to stop! On to Bala Then on to Trawsfynydd stopping briefly on the dam that displaced a whole community to provide water for Liverpool. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capel_Celyn The graffiti translates to, "We will never yield." On to Trawsfynydd where the decomissioned nuclear power station is a stark reminder that radioactivity takes lifetimes to break down. The dam on the mountainside above the power station is the upper reservoir of Stwlan hydro electric scheme. I can remember it being built. He caught a fish, no idea what though. The metropolis of Trawsfynydd Barmouth being enveloped by sea mist. Clywedog with some mist still hanging about. Temperatures varied between 8degC to 23degC. From fresh to Betty Swollocks Here's the route. I only had Bala and the Trawsfynydd road in mind so the rest sort of fitted in. Didn't bother with food, but had water with me. Nice to get out but fucked by the time I got home. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Brilliant shots Alan! Good to see you out and about! Don't think I could do 8 hours in the saddle any more though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specs Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 1 minute ago, XTreme said: Brilliant shots Alan! Good to see you out and about! Don't think I could do 8 hours in the saddle any more though. Same here! I'll just have to try harder. Whenever I do a trip over a few days the first couple are the worst. Eases up afterwards. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, Specs said: Same here! I'll just have to try harder. Whenever I do a trip over a few days the first couple are the worst. Eases up afterwards. I think it's a case of we've got to listen to our body and revise our expectations accordingly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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