Specialone
18-03-13, 08:38 AM
Myself, Aliwakeskate and Luckiegar (off the abr forum) went camping this weekend to mid Wales, stayed here...
http://fforestfields.co.uk/
We met at hopwood services at 4.30 on Friday afternoon and we were on the road about 5pm, slight error on the direction and wet horrible weather meant we didn't arrive until around 7.30pm.
By this time it was pitch black, wet and cold but spirits were still high :)
We got tents set up and rode back up to the pub we passed in hundred house about a mile away, excellent, friendly little pub and a most welcome meal was soon dispatched.
Saturday morning, I was awake at 6.30 so went into the info room on the site and used their kettle to get a brew on, took my first pic...
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/08C4C841-466D-443D-A558-ABBF547E9254-1219-0000018FF2F93D54_zpsb6347b0e.jpg.
After we got ready to roll, we headed back to the pub for brekkie...
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/5CAEF46C-BB04-41F0-B14B-E10A1155206A-1219-000001986653A0AE_zpsf8c119a9.jpg
After brekkie we headed into Builith Wells for fuel then off towards the Strata Florida.
This was mine and Al's first time on the strata, what an experience, truly awesome lane, it had everything, water (lots of it), rocky climbs, scenery, sleet, snow, ice, freezing cold water...
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/E6F3FB45-F2AD-4CDA-ACAE-A9592663382C-1219-00000192B45D2E0D_zpsd234fac7.jpg
Just after this was taken I hit a rock in the water and it punted me towards that big rock on the left, my front wheel got wedged and I stopped, feet down into 18" of freezing cold water wasn't the best start lol...
I managed to wrestle it free and luckily it started first click, I then stopped to empty my boots and wring my winter socks out.
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/8765D884-3F1B-4174-8742-20DFF54352E3-1219-00000192C0DBD235_zpsb352e42a.jpg
Some other pics off the Strata...
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/BB167887-E886-4AEF-BD9D-DBEFD1C82FD3-1219-00000192DC4318A4_zpse502f65d.jpg
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/CF6CF7B8-CBFA-4521-9849-5B4E4356AA7B-1219-00000190204D6D57_zps4f1da159.jpg
This pic, the water behind had only just had the icy covered top broken by the 4x4 guys so there were still big chunks of ice and slush moving about as we rode through it.
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/039BC828-A5D8-4FC5-BC92-D142242F4E3F-1219-00000192CD0CE374_zps97d9ecfd.jpg
We did some other lanes around Élan and the weather was pretty atrocious as we got higher, stinging sleet and heavy snow as well as avoiding runners in a race with zero road sense, IMO the road should've been closed as 4 stubborn ****s running side by side with no desire to move over.
By this time I was starting to get painfully cold and I couldn't see very far in front so started making a few silly mistakes and nearly binned it big time on one lane.
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/8015E24A-348A-450B-9816-96F31A729C71-1219-00000190AE925CCD_zps78b536e6.jpg
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/1AB6C696-AC62-4C46-B611-CE8BB5645CF7-1219-0000019008832848_zps5d71b3aa.jpg
I'm sure Al and Gaz have some pics from the day to add, some of the above pics were stolen off Al's FB album :)
http://fforestfields.co.uk/
We met at hopwood services at 4.30 on Friday afternoon and we were on the road about 5pm, slight error on the direction and wet horrible weather meant we didn't arrive until around 7.30pm.
By this time it was pitch black, wet and cold but spirits were still high :)
We got tents set up and rode back up to the pub we passed in hundred house about a mile away, excellent, friendly little pub and a most welcome meal was soon dispatched.
Saturday morning, I was awake at 6.30 so went into the info room on the site and used their kettle to get a brew on, took my first pic...
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/08C4C841-466D-443D-A558-ABBF547E9254-1219-0000018FF2F93D54_zpsb6347b0e.jpg.
After we got ready to roll, we headed back to the pub for brekkie...
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/5CAEF46C-BB04-41F0-B14B-E10A1155206A-1219-000001986653A0AE_zpsf8c119a9.jpg
After brekkie we headed into Builith Wells for fuel then off towards the Strata Florida.
This was mine and Al's first time on the strata, what an experience, truly awesome lane, it had everything, water (lots of it), rocky climbs, scenery, sleet, snow, ice, freezing cold water...
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/E6F3FB45-F2AD-4CDA-ACAE-A9592663382C-1219-00000192B45D2E0D_zpsd234fac7.jpg
Just after this was taken I hit a rock in the water and it punted me towards that big rock on the left, my front wheel got wedged and I stopped, feet down into 18" of freezing cold water wasn't the best start lol...
I managed to wrestle it free and luckily it started first click, I then stopped to empty my boots and wring my winter socks out.
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/8765D884-3F1B-4174-8742-20DFF54352E3-1219-00000192C0DBD235_zpsb352e42a.jpg
Some other pics off the Strata...
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/BB167887-E886-4AEF-BD9D-DBEFD1C82FD3-1219-00000192DC4318A4_zpse502f65d.jpg
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/CF6CF7B8-CBFA-4521-9849-5B4E4356AA7B-1219-00000190204D6D57_zps4f1da159.jpg
This pic, the water behind had only just had the icy covered top broken by the 4x4 guys so there were still big chunks of ice and slush moving about as we rode through it.
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/039BC828-A5D8-4FC5-BC92-D142242F4E3F-1219-00000192CD0CE374_zps97d9ecfd.jpg
We did some other lanes around Élan and the weather was pretty atrocious as we got higher, stinging sleet and heavy snow as well as avoiding runners in a race with zero road sense, IMO the road should've been closed as 4 stubborn ****s running side by side with no desire to move over.
By this time I was starting to get painfully cold and I couldn't see very far in front so started making a few silly mistakes and nearly binned it big time on one lane.
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/8015E24A-348A-450B-9816-96F31A729C71-1219-00000190AE925CCD_zps78b536e6.jpg
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/1AB6C696-AC62-4C46-B611-CE8BB5645CF7-1219-0000019008832848_zps5d71b3aa.jpg
I'm sure Al and Gaz have some pics from the day to add, some of the above pics were stolen off Al's FB album :)