FNRttC Cardiff to Swansea - 6th July 2012

[Mice]

Is there a route hint? Are we going to Barry? (Ive seen too much Gavin & Stacey, clearly!).

Mice

 

[srw]

Is there a route hint?

It starts in Cardiff and ends at the coast somewhere near Swansea.

And I'm disappointed that real life has got in the way of pitching up for a ride which doesn't spend its first half escaping from the Great Pimple on the arse of the island.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

For a while y'day it looked like real (working) life was going to screw up my arrangements. But today, way-hay, we are back on track.

 

[Aperitif]

Good, seeing as how a primary function of The Fridays is keeping real life in check, it behoves us as members to be watchful on this point.

And there's no better Behover's witness than you, Adrian. Is your 'swift half express' at about 11:30 or something like that?

 

[Mice]

It starts in Cardiff and ends at the coast somewhere near Swansea.

And I'm disappointed that real life has got in the way of pitching up for a ride which doesn't spend its first half escaping from the Great Pimple on the arse of the island.

Very drole srw!! Amazingly I managed to work out the start point and the end point all by myself - it's the bit in the middle I was curious about! (I dont normally care about the bit in the middle but I saw Barry Island and was curious. Your second comment is too cryptic for me - does that mean you two are not doing this ride? If so, thats not good at all. In fact there are tearsies now. Boo Hiss!

Mice

 

[theclaud]

Is there a route hint? Are we going to Barry? (Ive seen too much Gavin & Stacey, clearly!).

Mice

No. Penarth is nice but Barry is gratuitously hilly - like a sort of pound-shop San Francisco. And that way out looks better on paper than it does in reality, due to the character of the roads. The route takes us out of Cardiff in a direct, business-like sort of way, then suddenly strikes off through the lanes for the coast, and moonlight on the water if it isn't too cloudy. El Zeqq is still mulling over a few of the possible variations for the second half, but we are being diverted by a big hole in our previous route, and we hope to avoid the plug-ugly and slightly hostile Fabian Way by taking a little scenic loop into Swansea. It finishes with five rather splendid flat miles round the bay, and the tide will be high.

 

[martint235]

No. Penarth is nice but Barry is gratuitously hilly - like a sort of pound-shop San Francisco. And that way out looks better on paper than it does in reality, due to the character of the roads. The route takes us out of Cardiff in a direct, business-like sort of way, then suddenly strikes off through the lanes for the coast, and moonlight on the water if it isn't too cloudy. El Zeqq is still mulling over a few of the possible variations for the second half, but we are being diverted by a big hole in our previous route, and we hope to avoid the plug-ugly and slightly hostile Fabian Way by taking a little scenic loop into Swansea. It finishes with five rather splendid flat miles round the bay, and the tide will be high.

Now I'm really miffed with the Olympics getting in the way of me making this!

 

[Mice]

No. Penarth is nice but Barry is gratuitously hilly - like a sort of pound-shop San Francisco. And that way out looks better on paper than it does in reality, due to the character of the roads. The route takes us out of Cardiff in a direct, business-like sort of way, then suddenly strikes off through the lanes for the coast, and moonlight on the water if it isn't too cloudy. El Zeqq is still mulling over a few of the possible variations for the second half, but we are being diverted by a big hole in our previous route, and we hope to avoid the plug-ugly and slightly hostile Fabian Way by taking a little scenic loop into Swansea. It finishes with five rather splendid flat miles round the bay, and the tide will be high.

Wowzer! That sounds fantastic. Am sooooooo looking forward to it (actually was looking forward to it with or without a trip to Barry). Cant wait!

Mice

 

[Mice]

Tidy!

Mice

 

[theclaud]

I don't want to get complacent, but the Met Office is now suggesting that the wind will swing round from SSW to the S and then the SSE during the very small hours of Saturday. If God has his timing right, this could be very good news...

 

[dellzeqq]

it does look that way. I'm going to give another few hours and send out an e-mail entitled 'weather forecast - Claudine 4 Met Office 0'

 

[Davywalnuts]

Who is riding to Cardiff, can we PM contact details, and what time at the bridge?

I've had to pull out, forgot to update the thread. I've torn ligaments in my heel and its stopping a lot of mobility and I cant bend over and I cant stretch my calf and the weather for the journey across looks dire!

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Who is riding to Cardiff, can we PM contact details, and what time at the bridge?

How long does it take a sturdy chap to get from Cardiff to the Bridge?

(not that I'd be thinking of riding out from Cardiff to meet anyone or anything)

 

[Wobblers]

I don't want to get complacent, but the Met Office is now suggesting that the wind will swing round from SSW to the S and then the SSE during the very small hours of Saturday. If God has his timing right, this could be very good news...

Would this be the same Met Office that told me Monday would be dry (it wasn't), yesterday sunny (it pissed down) and today nice (it's pissing down)?

I shall be bringing a sou'wester....

 

[Wobblers]

I've had to pull out, forgot to update the thread. I've torn ligaments in my heel and its stopping a lot of mobility and I cant bend over and I cant stretch my calf and the weather for the journey across looks dire!

FFS Davy, you need to lay off the gym! And drink more, at least when you're hung over you don't try silly things like exercise.

You should catch the train to Bristol as I'm sure Adrian won't mind giving you a tow to Cardiff. Just remember the tow rope.