Wednesday 13 July 2011

Day 6 - Priddy to Welsh Bricknor - 108 kms

A good ride through chew magna to outskirts of Bristol where Kev got his 2nd official tour warning this time for riding his bike over the speccy clifdon suspension bridge when he should have been walking it.


Kev & the spectacular Clifdon Bridge

Thx to some great local advice we rode around Bristol rather than through it crossing the Chepstow bridge mid afternoon. A great ride took us to the evocative ruins of Tintern Abbey beautifully situated in the Wye valley before a back breaking climb over Offas dyke to Coleford.


The shortcut !

We found Welsh Bicknor by having to cross a disused railway bridge and ride along a riverside bush path as a road entry to the youth hostel would have required a 10pm detour


Tintern Abbey - en route !

As it was we became imposters for the night mixing it with kids about a third our age - so far over 500kms travelled !
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  1. Anonymous13 July 2011 at 21:53

    You might as well be in Pommieland at the moment since Melbourne's weather is no better. You both seem to be really enjoying yourselves getting lost so I won't bother to get the Yanks to move the satellite just yet.
    I am not surprised at Kev licking his plate, you should see him after a feed of Osso Bucco served up by Cyndi. Regards Bobbert.

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