Booked in a for a new roof in Swansea on Wednesday, so decided to travel up the night before. With the weather looking good I took the afternoon off and tried to see how many of my favourite roads I could fit in before sunset.
Leaving at 12:30 from the outskirts of London, I encountered quite heavy traffic all the way into the Cotswolds and lots of slow moving trucks on my B road route through Ross-on-Wye. Then I took the B4560 north from Ebbw Vale: spectacular scenery complete with sheep and wild horses. After that, the plan was to press on to Brecon and Llandovery, but I changed my mind and instead headed north on the B4520 to Builth Wells and then down the A483. These two stretches of road are absolutely epic and were almost completely free of traffic. From Llandovery it was on to Llangadog and the Black Mountain pass. Another fantastic road leading up to the pass and fortunately the average speed cameras on the pass are still chopped down, so no need to stick to the 40 all the way along. Leaving the Black mountains just after 8pm, I spot a Z4 parked up and take a quick photo and head towards Swansea. With just about enough time to get there before dark, I decided to tick another box and try to get papped outside the house in Porthcawl. Arriving just after sunset, I park up and grab the last coffee of the day at Mama Fran’s airstream. Sure enough, @bombur gets the shot. The on to the hotel and a fill up before bed. 310 miles of roof down pleasure.
Leaving at 12:30 from the outskirts of London, I encountered quite heavy traffic all the way into the Cotswolds and lots of slow moving trucks on my B road route through Ross-on-Wye. Then I took the B4560 north from Ebbw Vale: spectacular scenery complete with sheep and wild horses. After that, the plan was to press on to Brecon and Llandovery, but I changed my mind and instead headed north on the B4520 to Builth Wells and then down the A483. These two stretches of road are absolutely epic and were almost completely free of traffic. From Llandovery it was on to Llangadog and the Black Mountain pass. Another fantastic road leading up to the pass and fortunately the average speed cameras on the pass are still chopped down, so no need to stick to the 40 all the way along. Leaving the Black mountains just after 8pm, I spot a Z4 parked up and take a quick photo and head towards Swansea. With just about enough time to get there before dark, I decided to tick another box and try to get papped outside the house in Porthcawl. Arriving just after sunset, I park up and grab the last coffee of the day at Mama Fran’s airstream. Sure enough, @bombur gets the shot. The on to the hotel and a fill up before bed. 310 miles of roof down pleasure.
