Bike Tracks

Day 178 Wales has so unique a language that makes me laugh as a ride. Sometimes I will pass a directional sign and think, “couldn’t they afford to buy any vowels?” Some of the names are: Rhayader, Bwidhgtwyn, Machynlleth, Llandidloes, Brynrug, Tywyn, Cwm Maetholon, Y Rhos, Ynysgyffylog and Morfa Mawddach. Get the point? Listening to […]

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Once again Arthur volunteered to take the group on a National Cycle Network trail. Today we were on the Taff Trail for the first 20 miles. After that we were back with the Odyssey tour. Arthur took us on a side trip to a castle. Of course being cyclists who start early in the a.m. […]

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Day 176 Bath Upon Avon to Cardiff, Wales we passed 3 castles today…ho hum. They are everywhere! Day one on my fixed bike was a good one. No troubles, just a little bit of head wind and more hills than I care to discuss! We crossed over the Severn Bridge into Wales. It was a […]

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I left camp this day knowing my bike should be just fine. I signed “off route” because once again Arthur was leading us on a route different than the Odyssey route. We were taking a trial out of the city for about 20 miles or so, before rejoining the Odyssey group. It was a very […]

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We are all ready to go with Arthur after breakfast to tour the trails along the canals and see some of downtown Bath. Arthur is one of the Odyssey riders who makes his home in Bath. It was an unusual experience for us to have a personal tour like this and I was excited. My […]

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