20-01-15, 08:14 PM
Hey Brooker
Good to see you planning a Wales trip.
Just some ideas, obviously its your trip so ignore them if you like but coz youve asked.
When i get more time ill detail a few nice bits but for starters i'd avoid the M4 from Carmarthen onwards coz you can go from carmarthen eastwards through mid wales to llandovery & from then on theres a few nice routes to go either buith wells, newtown or from llandovery to brecon to abergavenny, until you get to Leominster, slimwilly is from Leominster so he can advise closer to there. But to do Wales on the M4 isnt any fun even if it is a direct route.
Also from Aberystwyth down the coast road to Cardigan if it's the end of the day you'll have some mega sun in your eyes and no visor or sun glasses will shield you enough it is really bad and because of the road and the coastal geography you dont get much respite from it, last time i had my arm fully extended forwards above my head like superman just to block it a tiny bit to see where i was going, the cars were all blinded too.....could be an idea to do the route in reverse to stop this because mid wales llandovery westwards at the end of a day isnt quite as glary from the sun due to more twisty nature and being inland there's more sun blocking suff like hills and trees.
Good to see you planning a Wales trip.
Just some ideas, obviously its your trip so ignore them if you like but coz youve asked.
When i get more time ill detail a few nice bits but for starters i'd avoid the M4 from Carmarthen onwards coz you can go from carmarthen eastwards through mid wales to llandovery & from then on theres a few nice routes to go either buith wells, newtown or from llandovery to brecon to abergavenny, until you get to Leominster, slimwilly is from Leominster so he can advise closer to there. But to do Wales on the M4 isnt any fun even if it is a direct route.
Also from Aberystwyth down the coast road to Cardigan if it's the end of the day you'll have some mega sun in your eyes and no visor or sun glasses will shield you enough it is really bad and because of the road and the coastal geography you dont get much respite from it, last time i had my arm fully extended forwards above my head like superman just to block it a tiny bit to see where i was going, the cars were all blinded too.....could be an idea to do the route in reverse to stop this because mid wales llandovery westwards at the end of a day isnt quite as glary from the sun due to more twisty nature and being inland there's more sun blocking suff like hills and trees.
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