drive through wales.

[qwakers]

to add some miles to my new engine im hoping to take a drive through wales up to snowdonia and back down the coast at the weekend, depending on weather my replacement rrp cofs adaptor arrives and is fitted in tome of course

the only trouble i have is accomodation, i cant sleep in the car (like i used to back in the day ) and its a bit too up in the air to book hotels.

any ideas?

also, anyone what to join me for any part of the weekend?

[goodeggbob]

James,i could put you up,and join you for a spin if you like,i will pm you with a number to call.rob.

[qwakers]

okidoke!

im not 100% on weather this is going to happen yet, but if it does, ill be in touch!

[goodeggbob]

let me know either way asap,so i can make other plans if it doesn't happen..

[qwakers]

ill most likely know on friday, and im planning on the trip being sunday and monday.

[Rotary Potato]

Air b'n'b ... laterooms.com ... plenty of ways of getting a last minute booking.

[qwakers]

money's also a issue though

[nightfire10]

Went from poole to snowdonia last weekend great roads ,had some fun with a golf gti driven by someone older than me lol Ps he was behind

[Rotary Potato]

money's also a issue though

A tent?

[qwakers]

has been considered

[v-rex]

I'll be at llandow racetrack near Cardiff on Sunday from around 12-6 if that's en route... the kart race track not the car one.

Time will be quite tight though so not sure if I can meet up to say hi.... and check out your car. Will be my cars first proper outing after its RRP rebuild.

[qwakers]

cardiffs a bit off my planned beat on sunday, but i intend on being in that direction on monday, im thinking...

[v-rex]

Yes I thought if it was a sat sun route then we could have coincided but I have to be back in london sunday evening.

[qwakers]

never mind, next time maybe

[qwakers]

well car is all packed, omp bled, plenty of 2t oil in the boot, all my usual tools too!. quite carnivorous, that boot, really. .

300 miles to do to goodeggbob’s place, then a trip round snowdonia to top it off. should be fun going back to my old stomping grounds!

[New Duke]

and im here, that was a good drive.

[v-rex]

and home again, 1000 miles done, 650 done today!

[goodeggbob]

bump

[v-rex]

and home again, 1000 miles done, 650 done today!

Oh man. I've done 400 now. I need to find 600 more !!

[qwakers]

unfortunately due to mine being a full bridge, i need to do another 1k miles

[v-rex]

unfortunately due to mine being a full bridge, i need to do another 1k miles

Oh. I hear Scotland is lovely at this time of year.....

[v-rex]

lol. i'm on it, this coming weekend should see me done running it in. it feel pretty potent, i mistyped above^^ i did 1k miles this weekend, and i had already done 500 miles, so 500 miles needed, so not long now.... then map time!

[qwakers]

ive finally paired down the 4 hours! of video and hundreds of pics to the ones that a 'least uninteresting' vids will be linked up a bit later (read once 10hrs of uploading is done!) But pics, those i can do!

black mountain (crossing brecon beacons directly north of ebbw vale)

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drive from bala to snowdon

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driving (read dodging sheep very slowly!) up goodeggbob's driveway!

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3 pics i cant remember where they where!

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arriving at castle combe to watch clive...

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driving down the m5, looking at traffic. and this, gentlemen(and ladies!) is why i like living in a tourist county. whenever im going on holiday everyone is going to cornwall and when im going home, everyone's leaving!

standing traffic

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and were home

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sorry for a load of boring pictures, but wales is a lovely place, ive spent a lot of time there, over the years, and i thought you might like to enjoy. most of the screen shots are dashcam stills, so sorry about the quality.

[qwakers]

oh and the clock on the dashcam appears to be running about 3 hrs fast!

[Lemon]

it's not wales if you dont see sheep at some point.