FNRttC Friday Night Ride to the Coast: Cardiff - Swansea 24 June 2016

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theclaud

theclaud

Openly Marxist
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Swansea
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StuAff

Silencing his legs regularly
Location
Portsmouth
At Cardiff Central. For another 40 minutes, assuming I can get on the next train. Swansea service was 9 mins late in & only had 8 mins to make connection. Grrr.....
 

Dogtrousers

Kilometre nibbler
Weather good, route good. Server at Macdonald's gave us extra free fries, which was nice even if nobody wanted any.

The last few km along the bay were as spiffing as last time, even with the backdrop of threatening grey clouds.

The big Hill With No Name was bigger and steeper than last time. Bog Lane was a lesson for me in MTBing (that's Mountain Bromptoning) I almost had a clipless moment when the recessed cleat on my shoe somehow managed to grab on to my flat pedal.

Cockles and lavabread for breakfast. The heavens opened just as my train pulled out of Swansea.

Thanks to @theclaud and @User482 and everybody else.

PS delays going through Newport due to horses on the line.
 

StuAff

Silencing his legs regularly
Location
Portsmouth
On a train, finally. Preparing it didn't seem to involve cleaning it or emptying the bins. Useless FGW/GWR/Ominishambles Rail. May it get into Pompey at something approximating to time....
 
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theclaud

theclaud

Openly Marxist
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Swansea
PS delays going through Newport due to horses on the line.
I was on a train stopped for ages in the middle of nowhere when an announcement was made to this effect. 'Yeah, right!' I thought to myself, 'another bullshit excuse'. I looked up from my book and there was a mahoosive horse staring at me through the window Fuseli-nightmare-style.
 
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