Rideout with one of my biking meetup groups into the margins of South Wales; Usk, Abergavenny and the marvelous Skenfrith Road back to Ross-on-Wye. Wet in parts with filth on the roads so the Mutley is in need of another deep clean but a great day with some lovely people. A member of our group joined us unannounced for the last bit, had picked up a new bike on Saturday, an MTS 1260S so hopefully he'll be joining us here soon. Had a newbie to my own meetup group as pillion, she was a complete natural and was genuinely fully at ease with a safe yet enthiastic pace which was refreshing. Tea and cake stops were at two places new to me,this group keeps surprising me with locations and a few new roads in an area I thought I knew well Both of these are highly recommended if you're in the area: The National Dive Centre just north of Chepstow on the A48. Our ride leader posted last night on the meetup thread calling it the National Dave Centre, a typo, think that name will stick The other place was a new bikers cafe just south of Abergavenny, on the A4042, called The Baffle Haus.
Trip out yesterday to the New Mills beer trail to celebrate a friends birthday. Did a bit of a walk between pubs. Feeling slow today!
Do you use Waze sat Nav, it’ll take you down the least expected roads which can be both good and bad!
I was going to the Ardingly autojumble today, but forget it as it's pissing down and walking around in this weather what's the point.
No, just the cars satnav. I’ve no idea why it chose the route it did. It was hairy when we came across cars wanting to come past from the other direction. And there was a fair bit of cobbled roads going on in places too
That looks very similar to Stoney Cove where I've dived in the past. There really is something to be said for having warm showers readily available after a dive to stand under whilst stripping out of your wetsuit. None of this bouncing about in a boat for 1/2hr afterwards getting cold then changing on a beach!
Yep, probably about the same for me. I don't suppose anyone uses Wetsuits for that type of thing any more, probably 'Softie' Drysuits all round. The days of Roughy Toughy divers appears to have passed.
I know they are in the wrong place El T. But from your post above these will probably bring back some memories: Do you remember ABLJs and going to sea in an 8' rubber boat with 4 divers and a boathandler I'm the teenage boathandler in the second one by the way. Beesands, Start Bay, sometime in the 80's.
You reminded me of a similar visit to the same place 12 years ago, it was miserable and I’ll never forget this 996 turning up really slowly with muddy tide marks on the fairings. The rider methodically unloaded his rather large backpack and walked in like it was a sunny day, a hardened chap for sure.
I don't work weekends but i started removing floorboards yesterday and returned today for the odd four hours, only one neighbour came and complained that it was a sunday.
