Some Like It Hot!

[THE DOCTOR]

Hottest day of the year they're saying.
Woke up at 0630 and the thermometer in my bedroom read 27c.
Put Sky News on & they forcast a nice day with rain tomorrow. That settles it, if I want to get a good ride in before the weekend it's gotta be today. Popped a load of ice in my camelback & filled it with water. By 0830 I was rolling.

I planned to just ride around North Wales & maybe take in some roads I hadn't ridden for a few years.

Headed towards Llangollen but by-passed the Ponderossa & headed for Bala.

Once at Bala I turned left & rode along the east side leading to this...

On towards Blaenau Ffestiniog..

..then looped around towards Betws-y-coed.

I like big rocks! Must've taken a lot of power to move this here.

Whenever the biking press do a write-up on North Wales they tend to take photos here..

I returned home via Denbigh Moors, a nice stretch of road I first discovered in the very early 80's on my RD350LC.

185 miles, it only felt hot once the bike stopped rolling.

129.1 miles to reserve then to find petrol.

8.21 litres

That's.....

15.72 miles per litre

71mpg?

What a bike, I love it. 185 fun filled miles today & no police spotted all day.

 

[Wreford Miles]

38.6 MPH moving average - ya poof

 

[THE DOCTOR]

38.6 MPH moving average - ya poof

Photos mate! Stopping (slowing down & speeding up) for photos for you guys!

 

[Tarka]

Ahhhh...I saw the Pass of the Cross there ...one of my faves.

 

[THE DOCTOR]

Ahhhh...I saw the Pass of the Cross there ...one of my faves.

Tarka, I thought you were out here today. I stopped to take a look & see if you were about.

 

[THE DOCTOR]

Pass of the Cross.

I only found this part of Wales once I stopped riding sports bikes & started 'exploring' on my GS.

Nick Sanders mentioned Blwch-y-Groes (Welsh for Pass of the Cross) on one of his DVDs so a few years ago I did a bit of investigating & took a ride there.

These 2 photos never made it into my report yesterday but as you mentioned the pass I'll include them.....