An excellent day. The route out towards Wales, and Llangollen & Trevor in particular, was amended in order to take Forest through Ironbridge, the birthplace of The Industrial Revolution. There was also a detour off the A5 to get a good view of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct above the River Dee.
We got lucky with a (free!) parking spot alongside the canal, assembled the bikes and set off to the Horseshoe Pass. Up. Then some more up. Just as we hit the 20% section near the top, the heavens opened. A few minutes in the plastic-roofed conservatory at the Ponderosa Café dried us out, as the sun had now put in an appearance. Pictures needed to be taken, so we retraced wheel-tracks a tad, back to the bit where it had been coming down in stair-rods earlier.
The remainder of the day's loop was supposed to be a quiet and scenic experience, using minor roads back to the start. Not so. Clearly, we missed a turn. Or two. I blame the multi-syllabic Welsh place names. Eventually Ruabon came along, and we found the road back to Llangollen for coffee & cake. Oh, and the butcher for a pound of best mince for tonight's chilli.
Crimenee Alan. (let Forest translate that one for you)...sounds like you are a character out of an old english novel....you "Britishness is really on display!
ReplyDeleteAll the rain, tough grades and tea...sound interesting...but take Forest to the south of France...where the sun shines and the cheese and wine are good.... and don't be too hard on him. He wants to enjoy the vacation and come home in one piece.
You look good and lean...relax and eat pastry...drink beer...wine...and enjoy!!! Climb a few mountains...drink in the scenery and enjoy.
We are indeed off to the south of France, bit by bit. I'm sure we will sample a few different brews, and cheese is an absolutely definite; there are plenty to choose from.
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