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Role Call: Pete Wood Kawasaki ER-6F Robert Cater Honda CB500Hazell Yamaha Faser 1000 Pete & Jenny Craddock BMW Clinton & Lynn King Pan European Paul& Annette Morgan Honda Varadero Graham Read Triumph Tiger 1050 LawrenceJamesCBF1000 Stephen Reeves Honda Pan European Gary Shellard1200 RT DerekWash BMW GS1150 Steve Carter Suzuki B-King Tim Rodway Yamaha Faser 1000 Chrisreally couldn’t ask for a better, The plan was to split the run into Westart to our Sunday out on the roads of England and Wales. Just, sunnierjust shorter than the 90 minute maximum that IAM guide chunksuntil the 1960s. What was the mine’s spoil heap now provides spectacular views across the Forestis a favourite spot for birdwatchers. Birds of prey, Goshawks in particular – can be seen andabove the woodland. soaringshot of New Fancy Geomap on the site of an old coal mine Librarywas almost universal call for hot coffee from the Sammers, so being democratic and fancying one Therewe headed for South Wales Super Bikes, Newport via the myself,Distributor Road, past Newport’s Transporter Bridge and once past M4 J28 more into more SouthernCountry once we had left sun soaked Newport in our rear view mirrors. openlibrary shot as the Newport (AnotherBridge with it’s dangling platform is closed for de-rusting currently). Transportertook the hills and the lanes and this really helped to start to get all our motorcycles dirty, just as it Webe….. shouldRideoutsCaerphilly Castle15th November 2009Journal of the Severn Advanced but only just, all sixteen of the group (mounted on thirteen bikes) left BEWSC headed for first stop, lines suggest and so we headed forsomewhere deep “In the Forest”. something completely different – a unique Geo Map (that cost £107,200) located at New Fancy inMotorcyclists 15commercially worked coal a was site named intriguingly This Forest. TheJournal of the Severn Advanced Motorcyclistspicturesque town of Chepstow and the old bridge across the River Wye and so into Wales.16towards Caerphilly along the west headed group the refreshed Once
down from open heath land into the “Van” area of Caerphilly we negotiated the one way system SwoopingCaerphilly boasts and parked up in the free on Sunday Municipal Car Park, just a few metres from the thatof Caerphilly Castle. groundsis when the refreshing rain started and stayed with us most of the time we remained at Caerphilly. Thisshot I did take, it proves that the sun really does shine on ! Those with Bus passes had Thisrates, one person blagged his way in for free ! More concessionaryto the English Heritage pass working in Wales (CADW)– well done ! poweras soon as we left Caerphilly we left the rain and the statue of Tommy Cooper behind…. Almostour way back home we dropped into Sainsbury’s’ Supermarket & Café at Newport for Workinghot cuppa. The ride split into three aand all was well. I hope to see and ride with you all in the New Year, I’ve started to work groupsgrand day out of “Five Lakes and a Two Mountains” for May 2010, that’s Bluebell time here deep in the onForest.Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all MerrySafe & ProsperPete Woodod RideJournal of the Severn Advanced Motorcyclists 17Journal of the Severn Advanced Motorcyclists 18
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