Any Welsh foccers/Welsh road appreciators coming camping???

[nick crisp]

Edit...good timing Nick, didnt wanna just leave it incase you were in a ditch or somethin....but kinda suspected you & technology not switched on could have been normal.

Sorry Noggy, yeah, me and phones don't get on too well - forgot I had it with me  :rolleyes  :rolleyes

But now have a new one (just got a SIM card for it today whilst out - might even get it set up, stranger things have happened  :lol )

[pilgo]

Was good today because me & Nick keep our distance & whoever is leading doesnt have to worry about crazy manouvres from the guy behind...fun but cautious (ish)...


this is what i need,ive been off the road for around 10 years and im the first to admit im a tad rusty,so the thought of riding with fast road riders isnt to appealing at the moment,its 'to my ability or see ya there',i have no problem with letting people clear off as long as im comfertable in my riding. so i'll keep a eye out for your  next mid week bimble (less traffic dibble around mid week!)  8)

[bri h]

Glad your back in one piece nick. Now all you need is a hot bath and the vaseline. Ill send exup round

[nick crisp]

Glad your back in one piece nick. Now all you need is a hot bath and the vaseline. Ill send exup round

Cheers bri. I haven't been in one piece for a loooooong time!  :lol

@ pilgo
Anyone welcome on these rides 

We didn't exactly hang about today, leastways not by my standards, but we keep it safe. We swapped leads at breaks, and no overtaking each other unless the leader gives a clear signal for the other to do so. We keep plenty of room between us so the leader knows he can ride without having no. 2 biting at his heels and so can relax and take whatever lines and speed he wants with no interference from the back marker.

That was a 13 hour day in the saddle for me!  :b

[noggythenog]

Was good today because me & Nick keep our distance & whoever is leading doesnt have to worry about crazy manouvres from the guy behind...fun but cautious (ish)...


this is what i need,ive been off the road for around 10 years and im the first to admit im a tad rusty,so the thought of riding with fast road riders isnt to appealing at the moment,its 'to my ability or see ya there',i have no problem with letting people clear off as long as im comfertable in my riding. so i'll keep a eye out for your  next mid week bimble (less traffic dibble around mid week!)  8)

Pilgo..you got well more riding experience than me & if you had a thunderace etc then there must be mojo still within and waiting to get back on it.


Im also off next monday to friday if you or anyone else wants a bimble, weather depending, i'm happy going at any speed so as long as everyone is having fun that's the main thing.

[Dead Eye]

If I can get a day off I'd love to join you guys I keep saying I mean to get in to Wales more, but what I need to do is actually get out in to Wales more

As long as I can get a few days notice I should be ok, work has -finally- calmed down a bit... been very hectic over the past 2 months

[nick crisp]

I've said it before, but it'd be nice to get a proper FOC-U group together for a Wales run. Me and Noggy want to do a camping trip at some point, although the best I can do this year would be a long/bank holiday weekend (or might be able to take a day or two off unpaid).  Exupnut has expressed an interest in doing a LoFos special to Wales at some point - any other LoFo takers?. If any others would be interested, how about some ideas for dates? Whether for camping weekend or just a day run.

[red98]

Iam up for a welsh visit.......bank holiday weekend camping trip sounds good..

[dazza]

Me too. I dream about those welsh roads. My dad lives in Hereford and said he would put a few of us up if needed meaning we could travel down the night before taking the sting out of the journey. A weekend in the summer sounds good.

[noggythenog]

Right then..i'm gonna throw a date range out there as my shifts are set in stone.


Anyone off between 7th August to 18th August


Incorporates the weekends of


Please cut & paste....including this please cut & paste :b  For all following replies

Who is available????


[size=78%]Saturday 9th & 10th August.????[/size]
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Saturday 16th & 17th August.?????

[nick crisp]

Hmmm, a bank holiday weekend might have been better Nogs - having said that, I'd possibly be up for more than one weekend 

So, of your dates, the 16th and 17th would be best for me as the earlier is too soon after mine and Mids Europe trip, and I'll probably have to sleep for a couple of weeks after that  :z

And don't ask me to do mysterious computery-type things like cut and paste - evil black magic that is  :eek  :lol 

[noggythenog]

Ha ha, ok stuff cut & paste..this is wales...we doa neeed noa steenking cut & paste badgees.


We'll go old school & just remember.


Sadly i dont get bank holidays, if im working im working, but nowt stopping yous invading anyway & i can cry at work about it.




Right then


Whos available for a welsh camping bimble on 16th & 17th August:-

Noggythenog

Nick crisp

[bri h]

Im not sure but i will try to book leave.

[bri h]

Sorted 16th 17th is good for me.

[noggythenog]

Okey dokey Bri that's ace...we can sort out the details later but the simpler the better...........so





Whos available for a welsh camping bimble on 16th & 17th August:-

Noggythenog

Nick crisp

Bri h

[noggythenog]

Hey geezers, i went on a Recce today...190 miles in the freezing fog




Found a nice road though.




Anyway here's a pic from mine & nicks run coz im trying to figure out photo bucket.




Woop woop it worked......it was the Welsh Modified Car Club also at Llandovery.

[noggythenog]

& Aber Prom.

[noggythenog]

All the next pics are from today..tarted up on photobucket.




On the last pic i even managed to get a castle, sheep & daffodils all in the same pic

[nick crisp]

Nice shots Noggy  :thumbup

The fog really adds a touch of mystery to the scenery, like something from Arthurian legend! But drove to work in it this morning and could barely see the kerb, so don't think I'd have fancied it on the bike.

When I'm riding on my own, I tend to stop a lot more often for photography too. You found some interesting spots there; don't recognise any of it. What route?

I've looked at the video footage from our run on Wednesday, and the camera was pointing too much towards the tarmac, but you are in shot for most of the Llangurig to Aber bit - perhaps interesting to us, but not to others.
I also got the A481 return to Builth. Same problem, but it does give a good idea of how twisty the road is - hardly a straight to be seen! Also quite a lot of glare in that bit, as we were heading into the sun; if the camera had been at a better angle I'm not sure it could have handled it, being a cheapy n all. Might put a short bit together to post if I get a chance this weekend, or might decide it's just not good enough - hmmmm.........

You sure are shrugging off those winter hibernation blues - might have to throw a couple of sickies from work!  :b

[midden]

Ay oop Nog, home and safe.

Got back at 8pm after largely following traffic in the dark with a visor that kept misting  :rolleyes

Great day, longest one day mileage for me (on just a day out) at..........407 miles 

Sorry I got muddled about the mountain road mate, must have been the one from Builth that I was thinking of; we'll do it another time p'raps - but that A481 wasn't bad either eh?

Hill fuel (oh the things you miss out on Bill!  :lol )





The rendezvous:



At Rhayader:




And Aberystwyth:

Is that squeeky cheese I see?