Wobblers
Euthermic
- Location
- Minkowski Space
Well, hopefully by moonlight. The idea is to follow the old Cardiff-Mumbles FNRttC route (kindly supplied by theclaud). If you've ridden on of the Cardiff-Swansea FNRttC you'll know that this ride is special. It has some of the most enchanting cycling of any ride I've done.
We leave the Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay at midnight. It is, I hope, a landmark that's fairly easy to spot...
After leaving Cardiff we'll drift down the delightful hedge enclosed lanes to Llanwit Major, after which things open out, but are no less wonderful for that. With a bit of luck, we'll be able to catch sight of the moon reflecting off the Bristol Channel. Continuing past Ogmore to rest and (dare I say it) sustenance at the 24 hour McDonalds at Bridgend. Afterwards, we'll admire the fires of Mordor in the dawn... by which I mean we'll have a good view of the steel works as we pass through Port Talbot. There is an admittedly tough climb to get to Neath, but does show the character of the valleys. Then the last swoop down to Swansea and the final, glorious few miles along Swansea Bay to Mumbles, which is as good an ending as you'd expect from the Welsh Riviera.
It's about 65 miles, all at an unhurried pace: we've got all night, so there's no rush. No one gets left behind. I expect to get into Swansea round about 8 or so in the morning. This is not a FNRttC, so there's no form filling or anything like that. An expression of interest would be helpful though for an idea of numbers.
Expressions of Interest
@theclaud
@Shadow
@GrumpyGregry (pending oracle consultation)
We leave the Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay at midnight. It is, I hope, a landmark that's fairly easy to spot...
After leaving Cardiff we'll drift down the delightful hedge enclosed lanes to Llanwit Major, after which things open out, but are no less wonderful for that. With a bit of luck, we'll be able to catch sight of the moon reflecting off the Bristol Channel. Continuing past Ogmore to rest and (dare I say it) sustenance at the 24 hour McDonalds at Bridgend. Afterwards, we'll admire the fires of Mordor in the dawn... by which I mean we'll have a good view of the steel works as we pass through Port Talbot. There is an admittedly tough climb to get to Neath, but does show the character of the valleys. Then the last swoop down to Swansea and the final, glorious few miles along Swansea Bay to Mumbles, which is as good an ending as you'd expect from the Welsh Riviera.
It's about 65 miles, all at an unhurried pace: we've got all night, so there's no rush. No one gets left behind. I expect to get into Swansea round about 8 or so in the morning. This is not a FNRttC, so there's no form filling or anything like that. An expression of interest would be helpful though for an idea of numbers.
Expressions of Interest
@theclaud
@Shadow
@GrumpyGregry (pending oracle consultation)
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