More Rough-Stuff in Mid-Wales 2007 - Day Three
12/08/07
With heavy rain in the
night and in the morning it looked like we were in for a soaking on the last
day of our trip. However, it stopped raining around 10:00 so we packed up
and cycled the six miles to Llandovery. Here we went in the West End café,
which is mostly frequented by motorcyclists. We had a fine full cooked breakfast,
washed down with lashings of hot tea! After cycling for a while on the main
road the path to Tirabad beckoned. This is an unknown lane to us, it climbs
over 300 metres up the side of the Mynydd Eppynt range. This really is a fantastic
ascent, the sun shone, the view of all the mountains took us on a magical
trip into this mostly, tourist-forgotten, area - the main reason being it
is a military firing range. All was quiet that day, the only reminder we had
was the odd abandoned building and the army markings on every fence and gate.
We reached Tirabad, from here it is a descent down to Llanwrtyd. More often
than not our last day of the trip is spent trudging along main roads to get
back home. This time was different, as we cycled on the best day of the trip
we both wished this ride would not end, but before long we were back in Llanwrtyd
with memories of three great days of cycling!
Day
1 ~ Day
2 ~ Day 3
