Happy Valley - 05/05/08

Well, Woke up bright and early on Monday morning. Fell asleep again and got up at about 2pm and felt like doing something. So... Me and Ruth decided to have a little look see at some of the BOATS near us. After leaving copies of maps with our routes marked out in case we should get lost or break down we set off with the Happy Valley in mind. Unfortunately the pics arent in order as they were taken with 3 different cameras. I took about 4 pics the realised that I had left the memory card at home. Ruth filled her memory card up and then we were just left with the camera on my phone. So not the greatest photographic exhibition ever but I think you will get the idea. Ruth even had a go at a short water crossing and I tried my hand at a little gate repair.

Absolutely fantastic scenery yet again. Gorgeous weather and we found this...

nice piccy's

looks a really nice area

me & Claire will have to try & come over there sometime soon and you can take us around some of those lanes

Its a fantastic area. Still got lots more to recce though. Oh the drudgery of it all

Unfortunately most of the lanes are a good few miles apart and I dont want to go traipsing around most of em on my own either. I need a recce buddy with vehicular support in case I get stuck. Dont know anyone here with a 4x4 yet.

I wanna go to Wales :mrgreen:

pics

Great Photos

looks nice there

Y'know Phil, I could learn to dislike you.

Envy is not pretty, but I got it... :axe:

yeah doris have some of this :butt:

Fantastic pics Phil, I loved that lane, got close to doing it again a couple of times, but time keep catching me out :roll:

YOU LUCKY SOD :lol:

Yup, its a cracker. And its so different when you go the opposite direction as well. From the tywyn side its nice and easy, going the other way from pennal you have those steps to contend with and they are slippery sods even when dry. At the pennal end there is a cottage at the start and the owner has nicked a council sign that used to read "No Road Markings" and crossed out "Markings" and slung it across the gate.. mind you, there was a gate about halfway that (I think, judging by the tyre tracks) some 4x4ers had taken off its hinges and discarded it by the side of the track, easier then closing it again I assume. Sign on the post saying keep gate closed and a farmer had painted the same on the gate so I put that back on its hinges, closed it after me and went on my merry way.

Yer its a totally diffrent lane when you do it in reverse, Ive done it twice and loved it both times.

Well done with the gate :wink:

I can feel a mooch down your way soon :wink:

Good work for the gate repair, and a nice selection of pictures.

we could camp in doris,s front garden :wink:

S'funny you should mention a trip down this way. Me and Roo were thinking of organising a weekend down here. Between the 2 of us we can put up 6 to 8 depending on whether singles or couples and there is ample parking. We were thinking of July sometime. Gives us time to scout some lanes beforehand.