Goodbye Bangor and farewell Wales
September 22, 2016 in Wales ⋅ ☀️ 15 °CAn interesting place but I was out of time - my train to London awaits!
An interesting place but I was out of time - my train to London awaits!
Thought the pier was worth a look whilst I was in town but didn't pay the 50p to actually walk down it.
After four and a half happy days, this is where National Cycle Network route 8 and I part the ways. It's been fun.
Now to Bangor...
The route today spends over 10 miles following disused railways. It joins the Welsh Highlands Railway which the path follows to Caernarfon with its amazing Castle.
Back to the coast to the pretty village of Criccieth, where the castle overlooks miles of coast in both directions.
More ups than I was expecting this morning but the views in the morning sun look fantastic.
A bright morning start out of Porthmadog and straight into Tremagog - apparently the first example of town planning.
Porthmadog has a British Rail station plus three heritage railways so is basically a trainspotters dream. Whilst obviously not a trainspotter I, er, took these snaps as I happened to be there when aRead more
I limped into Porthmadog but a brilliant bike shop means the game is back on for tomorrow!
Ten miles before Porthmadog, disaster stuck. I got a puncture and when I put the new tyre in realised that my pump didn't work. I was in the middle of nowhere so went for the 'ride on a flat' optionRead more