I woke yesterday morning with a plan...go to the Downs Cafe for breakfast and then head off somewhere locally...maybe visit some friends on the way. The weather was niiice! As I'm climbing into my leathers my mobile does it's rendition of `The Pink Panther` and it's a text from Adrian `Anyone going for a ride today?` I text him back telling him that i'm heading for the Downs Cafe for breakfast and will be there at about 10.30am.

I arrive bang-on time. Adrian is already there and just as we've said our hellos and he tells me that Joss was right behind him, but vanished, Steve & Paul roll in on their GSX1400s. We mill around and make small talk and then get our orders in for food and drinks. Black coffee and a bacon buttie was the order of the day for me....I decided to skip the full monty this time!

There was quite a crowd gathered, even at that time, and as we milled around more members of Valley Lynx showed up. We talked about going for a ride somewhere, eventually decided on a plan...and then some of us headed out at about midday. Others had things to do and so buggered off home!

To cut a long story short...I would say we covered a good 200 miles, stopping off first just above the Crai reservoir, for a couple of photos and a nicotine break, and then at The West End Cafe in Llandovery for more refreshments. Then it was back over the Black Mountains, doubling back to Sennybridge and then home via the A48.

It was a nice ride - a nice route which was a mixture of motorway, nice fast sweepers and of course the challenge of the Black Mountains.......and a quick but not too manic pace. And of course there was the scenery. 

Adrian, poor bugger, was suffering with his hayfever all day...sneezing in his helmet and hooting into his snot-rag at every opportunity, Rhian had some minor mechanical problems which needed attention and it decided to start raining as we traversed the Black Mountains. They were only brief showers, so we didn't get too soggy. All in all it was a pleasantly unexpected full days' ride.

Photo album can be seen  HERE

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