{"id":3764,"date":"2019-06-10T20:30:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T18:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/?p=3764"},"modified":"2025-02-21T20:42:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T19:42:19","slug":"cycling-for-bubaque-2019-wales-bristol-fishguard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/blogtype\/reisverslagen\/cycling-for-bubaque-2019-wales-bristol-fishguard\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycling for Bubaque 2019: Wales: Bristol - Fishguard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3764\" class=\"elementor elementor-3764\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa791e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7aa791e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e21340 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e21340\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cycling for Bubaque 2019: Wales: Bristol - Fishguard<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a9c88f4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"6a9c88f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-7f530f1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/2019\/06\/10\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>10 June 2019<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-6863c75 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/category\/reistype\/fietsen\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Cycling<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/category\/blogtype\/reisverslagen\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Travel reports<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/category\/land\/verenigd-koninkrijk\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">United Kingdom<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63136f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63136f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1160ec9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1160ec9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f8f6b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f8f6b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/foto-trap-wales.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-836\" alt=\"Wales: Trap naar de hemel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/foto-trap-wales.webp 847w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/foto-trap-wales-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/foto-trap-wales-768x577.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4699426 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4699426\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd5f97 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bdd5f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/156963010@N04\/albums\/72157709164591932\/\" id=\"Flickr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">All photos Bristol - Fishguard<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e89e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05e89e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">June 10: Bristol - Mathern (28.5 km - 270 m climb)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d372af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d372af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get out of Enneywevvers campsite, which is deep in a valley, I had to climb a slope that even <strong>was too steep to push my packed bike up on foot<\/strong>. Fortunately, an Asian guy came strolling down who was kind enough to help push me about 80 metres. He saved me several trips up and down with luggage and bike separately. The whole ride I was in the <strong>pouring rain<\/strong>. And to get out of Bristol I had no choice but to go next to <strong>hellishly busy roads<\/strong> cycling. I was relieved when I finally reached the 1-km-long\u00a0<strong>bridge over the river Severn<\/strong>\u00a0reached.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cca69a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cca69a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brug-over-Severn-rivier-bij-Bristol.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3766\" alt=\"Brug over Severn rivier bij Bristol\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brug-over-Severn-rivier-bij-Bristol.webp 800w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brug-over-Severn-rivier-bij-Bristol-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brug-over-Severn-rivier-bij-Bristol-768x384.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-324e1f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"324e1f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Bridge over Severn river near Bristol<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb742e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cb742e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of the <strong>heavy rainfall<\/strong> and headwind, I stopped earlier than planned and ended up at a campsite with no sanitary facilities worthy of the name:\u00a0<strong>one dirty toilet and a damaged 'pump tank'<\/strong>\u00a0(you can't call this a sink) full of cobwebs, not cleaned in weeks. However, that farm campsite was listed on GoogleMaps. It did have an apple tree with dense foliage, so I could pitch the tent with little trouble from the rain.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortunately, there was the <strong>Millers Arms pub<\/strong> nearby, with a <strong>good wifi<\/strong> on top, where I spent the evening dry and warm. There I decided to follow the western cycle route 4 towards Cardiff for the time being, as rain and fairly strong north-easterly winds were forecast again on Tuesday. At least by then I would have the wind (and rain) along the back anyway. And in <strong>Cardiff<\/strong> is a youth hostel: a dry night ahead without tent canvas flapping.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arriving back at my tent, I saw in the glow of my headlamp that <strong>I had a lovely visit: a hedgehog<\/strong>. Never alone in nature.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f638ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f638ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">June 11: Mathern - Cardiff (58 km - 200 m climb)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb34a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fb34a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I made a wise decision last night: it became a rain ride, but this time fortunately with tailwind, until <strong>Cardiff Youth Hostel<\/strong>. There I was able to stay in a group room for \u00a38! Unfortunately, I couldn't book two nights, so a visit to Cardiff won't happen.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the way, I passed in\u00a0<strong>Newport\u00a0<\/strong>an impressive '<strong>'transporter bridge'<\/strong>. Unfortunately, it was not in operation today. National cycling route 4 led me there, however, but it is only operational from Wednesday. I had to turn right and ride over the regular bridge. Last year, while returning from the North Cape, I also saw such a transport bridge in northern Germany.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>designer<\/strong> of this remarkable transport system was a Frenchman, <strong>Ferdinand Arnodin.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bf9027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3bf9027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Newport-transporter-bridge.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3767\" alt=\"Newport transporter bridge\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Newport-transporter-bridge.webp 800w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Newport-transporter-bridge-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Newport-transporter-bridge-768x384.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aca897e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aca897e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Newport transporter bridge<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-287973c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"287973c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">June 12 - Cardiff - Pickeston (34.88 - 309m climb)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af3c78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1af3c78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As always with big cities, the drive out of Cardiff was difficult. GoogleMaps wanted me to ride along a busy A-road, but I didn't fancy that, with the perils beside such a road near Brighton still vivid in my memory. A cycling map showed cycle route 88, which would take me back to NC4, yesterday's beautiful, virtually car-free route.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I found a street where route 88 passed, but unfortunately it was an unmarked route. Impossible to follow with just a small overview map on my mobile phone.<br \/>So up to Barry, it was a lot of searching and crowding, but once I was over the ridge against which\u00a0<strong>Barry<\/strong>\u00a0built, I suddenly descended into the oasis of calm of the\u00a0<strong>Porthkerry country park<\/strong>, with a little further on a tavern overlooking Bristol's wide canal.<br \/>Continuing along the route to <strong>Happy Jakes campsite<\/strong> - one that was not on GoogleMaps - went more pleasantly. As dark grey rain clouds gathered again, I wisely stopped at Happy Jakes. The campsite I was on my way to was still +20 km away.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd239d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dd239d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">June 13: Picketston - Port Talbot (35.79 km, 297 m climb)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ff008 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55ff008\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again a lot of rain today, making photography with a touchscreen mobile difficult. As I was taking a short lunch break on a wooden bench in front of a grocery shop, a\u00a0<strong>young bird<\/strong>\u00a0sat beside me with hungry eyes. A few chunks of cake went in eagerly.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the\u00a0<strong>Gwledig Margam Country Park<\/strong>\u00a0it was breathe for a while without traffic passing by me. In Port Talbot, I found an affordable B&amp;B and was able to save myself a night of rain camping.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dbc34c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3dbc34c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hongerig-vogeltje.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3768\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hongerig-vogeltje.webp 800w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hongerig-vogeltje-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hongerig-vogeltje-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ddb56c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ddb56c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Hungry bird<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f90f38d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f90f38d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">June 14: Port Talbot - Cwmffrwd (77 km - 522 m climb)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df4eb8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df4eb8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Left again with <strong>rain<\/strong>, but when I <strong>Swansea<\/strong> traversed it stopped for a while and I took the opportunity to stretch my legs on the <strong>wide beach<\/strong>. It then continued via a cycle route around\u00a0<strong>Swansea Bay<\/strong>\u00a0and along a\u00a0<strong>detached staircase to heaven <\/strong>(main photo)<strong>. <\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond Swansea, the former train route I followed swerved back inland and the steep climbing began again. The last 10 km were mostly uphill, but 'bikeable', except for the last bit through the mud until\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/blogs\/rond-ukirl-2019-natuurcamping-cwm-ty-coed-carmarthen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>campsite CwmTycoed<\/strong><\/a>. A very quiet campsite in the middle of nature. Very well-kept sanitary facilities, including <strong>composting toilets<\/strong>. Each 'pitch' has an outdoor kitchenette, water and a BBQ. Yoert and large pointed tents for rent for those travelling without their own equipment. <strong>Definitely recommended for peace-seekers.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c0673e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c0673e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Swansea-bay.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3769\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Swansea-bay.webp 800w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Swansea-bay-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Swansea-bay-768x384.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eabcd7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eabcd7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Swansea Bay<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c81a53f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c81a53f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">June 15: Cwmffrwd -Penrherber (37 km - 697 m climb)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f67a070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f67a070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This morning I was granted an hour of dry cycling. Just before a <strong>terribly steep slope<\/strong> However, the heavens opened up again and a storm poured in <strong>rain curtain<\/strong> from the sky so that, with my glasses steaming, I could barely see where I was riding. There was nothing to do but wait beside my bike in that drash for a while until the worst was over, as there was no shelter to be found. Fortunately, shortly afterwards the sun broke through the clouds again, and as I was up the hill I saw a <strong>golf with a tavern<\/strong> which was open. That came as a relief to have lunch and in the meantime my <strong>wet duffle to dry<\/strong>. In the afternoon, fortunately, it remained dry.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After I went on <strong>Dolbryn campsite<\/strong> had set up my tent, I was invited for tea and biscuits by <strong>Helen Harris<\/strong> and her friends. They were amazed that I do everything by bike. Apparently cycle travel is less popular in GB than on the continent. Granted that the steep hills here in Wales do not invite jumping on a bike....<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the evening, we packed another pot together and chatted a bit in the <strong>farm pub<\/strong> at the campsite. Result of that puddle of beer: out of my warm sleeping bag at night in the rain for a puddle. What was that saying of bean and loaf?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-318cb29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"318cb29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">June 16 - Penrherber - Fishguard (43.8 km - 634 m climb)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5521d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5521d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><span lang=\"NL-BE\">The <strong>Final ride in Wales<\/strong> was again not a high-flyer. After a <strong>rain night<\/strong> I managed to leave around noon dry, but after a while I had 'prize' again. Nonstop through <strong>heavy rain<\/strong> and wind to\u00a0<b>Fishguard.<\/b><br \/><br \/>Until Fishguard, I followed a B and A road and all the gradients were cyclable. In Fishguard itself, Wales treated me to a final cherry on top: after descending 12% to sea level, I crossed the river, after which a <strong>hellish 'bike push' climb<\/strong> followed to the village. The pictures of the\u00a0<b>Fishguard Bay<\/b>\u00a0were taken during that push.<br \/><br \/>The <strong>ferry to Rosslare<\/strong> in Ireland left to <strong>23:45<\/strong>, so I had more than enough time to have a nice veggie dinner at The Royal Oak Inn and then descend to the <strong>ferry terminal<\/strong> to buy a ticket. That's another <strong>wet tent night saved<\/strong>. At The Royal Oak, I phoned a campsite just past Rosslare to report that I was around <strong>5am would arrive<\/strong>. The reception was kind enough to assign me the number of a spot where I could already pitch my tent until the reception opened.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac32b02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac32b02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fishguard.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3770\" alt=\"Baai van Fishguard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fishguard.webp 800w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fishguard-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fishguard-768x384.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1136889 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1136889\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Bay of Fishguard<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9e53d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9e53d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion South Wales<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dcf7a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dcf7a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><b><span lang=\"NL-BE\">Other than the weather, because that's what it is, South Wales is not a 'cyclists' delight'. The interior is very tiring because it is almost nonstop steep climbing and descending. That climbing in itself is no objection, but for all that effort you are hardly rewarded scenically here. In the high mountains you are treated to breathtaking panoramas, but here you cycle almost permanently between high grass verges with another hedge on top. As it were through a long green tunnel, with the occasional vista at the entrance to a meadow. 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