I had a great time at the weekend in North Wales with the folk who frequent ADVrider.com.
The occasion was the March Moon Rally which saw 60 riders and their very varied choices of bike gathering at the Three Pigeons in Graigfechan near Ruthin. Many of us camped at the pub while others chose the soft option of a B&B somewhere nearby. I rode up early on the Friday, leaving at 6 am to be in good time to pick a decent spot to pitch my tent – not a problems as it turned out for the available space was quite large enough and there were no flooded areas (unlike last year’s foray to Ireland!
When a few others had arrived, we elected to go for a road ride around various of the Welsh lakes (Bala and Vyrnwy amongst others)a very nice introduction to the Welsh hills.
Friday night was cold – as Terry could testify the next morning
But it soon warmed up and we had some great riding on the lanes
Although it wasn’t always smooth sailing..
I like the puddles – when I stay upright
But it’s a bugger when I don’t
This tumble put an end to my day’s outing as I sprained my wrist badly and had to make for the campsite without further ado – I am thankful my wrist wasn’t broken, it felt like it at the time.
Getting home on the Sunday, my bike was clearly very dirty
But sadly, also the worse for wear
So I shall be seeing what the dealer says about the repairs later this week..
