To have this tour, any tour, finally begin, is a massive relief. Not so long in the planning this one, as it replaces the twice postponed European tour but will, hopefully, be no less interesting and entertaining. There's never a dull moment with Grizzly! Europe sounds a lot bigger deal than UK but we can still expect to cover over four thousand miles. You'll find out exactly how many on July 15th.
The two of us came together today in the non too glamorous surroundings of Pembroke Tesco fuel station. As I rounded the corner Grizzly was already queuing. Bikes fuelled we headed for McDonalds,giving us the chance to grab a bite to eat, before hitting the road.
Weather was ok. Not raining and not too cold, just not blazing sun either.
Our first stop was supposed to be in Cardigan for a coffee. Unable to find a place to park, we decided to carry on. Problem. The next route had a slight error in it, so we ended up going back some of the way we had just travelled, before we were able to sort Tomtom out. Wouldn't be a tour without me getting us 'lost' somewhere. I had hoped we'd get through the first day though. Back in Cardigan we were able to park, only to be rejected by the coffee shop, as they were having a private party! On we went. At one point our way was blocked by a road closure but nothing Tomtom couldn't handle. We arrived at the B&B in New Quay about 17:30, got ready to head to town, and tried to get a cab. 45 minutes they said, so our landlady Hilary, kindly offered to drive us in. Very kind of her. She even offered to pick us up.
Given the booking situation for meals, we settled for takeaway fish and chips and sat out of the wind on the harbour wall. Steven Seagull, was in close attendance! Fed, we headed for the nearest pub, The Hotel Penwig and were lucky to secure the last table outside. We had a couple of pints, by which time it was pretty chilly. With another long wait for a cab, and not wishing to drag Hilary out, we walked back. It's not that far, just awkward for those not so mobile.
Now time for bed. Tomorrow we continue north, destination Llandudno.
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