Camping Trip

Met up with Gadget in Pontypool Saturday, to start out in search for the midge free zone  




Headed to Brynmawr to meet steve, tho he had managed to find some nutter who likes yam's  so sold his bike & couldn't make it.

So headed to Gilwern to meet up with Geraint  




Then on to Talgarth to meet up with Gary  







Then headed north on some nice long Byways to Khighton  






Not before stopping for a cracking steak, service & a giggle  




Then we did find a midge free zone to camp  




Tho...! Gary first thought...  he had picked up the wrong bag & brought his fishing catch net   




But soon realise it was ok....just a bit more stealth than he was expecting   





After a cracking evening around the camp fire we bedded down for the night, I slept like a baby tho! Geraint said I was more like a hungry Hog  
We awoke....well I did to it pissing down, gary already packed & ready to go.




Geraint wasn't going any where before his cupper tho!  


Which me & Gadget was glad of, our tents were a bit more tricky to fit back in the same bag they came out of  




We all know Wales is wet...but things just got wetter & wetter so after finding a good brecy we almost done a road burn home, but hey that's trailriding  








Ok got home a bit wet under the arm pits  but really did enjoy the trip as always great company & a proper giggle

Excellent report was thinking of you guys when i started out over sarn this morning    some lovely trails there.

Great pics & report Paul,,well done for sticking with it..weathers a twat.

Thanks Wolfy for organising this, it was a cracking weekend. I see you even caught a photo of the terminator T101 cyborg mountainbiker giving Geraint a run for his money!

WTF is that? a tent for midgets bet that was a squeeze getting into that  



Think you got done there

Well done guys I had a night in a 5 star hotel Mmmmm woke up nice and refreshed from parting in Cardiff !! Great report and pics

well done ! cant see many sticking that out ! well ard !  

Well done guys, you must be real hard core to stick to the plan and camp out in this shit weather.  

Glad it all worked out for you.

thanks wolfy for a brilliant two days outing and for collecting the firewood, was good to meet up with gadget other than the xmas rideouts and thanks to shocker for unwittingly providing the laughs, still chuckling to myself as he stood there with his coffin/tent poles wondering if some parts were missing
after a bath and dry underpants i think i would do it all again weather being alot kinda
great company, good food and a good campfire ......... a brilliant adventure

Met up with Paul, Geraint and Gadget at Glasbury a bit later than planned due to waiting for Steve who then didn't turn up as he'd either sold his bike (or had a crafty look a the forecast!)

The old girl loaded up for the off



Did some cracking lanes north, in some cracking weather











Fag break time



Further north











Wolfy looking a bit 'majestic'  



Gadget looking a bit 'different'



And Geraint just 'looking for it'  



Stopped for a bit of dinner before heading into the unknown







The sun started to go down so looked for a decent spot to camp
Various places rejected on thistle, sheep shit, mozzie population and howling wind grounds





Paul took no risks with the little bugger's after last time

Anti - mozzie pray applied



Special hat fitted - shame there weren't any really!!




One for the ladies!



Then I got my 'tent' out for the first time and the piss taking really started   

It sort of looked OK in the end, but was as close as I've ever got to kipping in a coffin
The only up side was being able to have a slash out through the door without even getting out of bed!!



Happy camper or what??



Paul then went off wooding with his tractor



And lit the obligatory fire



That we got a bit pissed around, and talked the usual rubbish









Then sometime after midnight it started to slam down, so headed for our tents/coffins
It'd be nice to say after a long (very long) night of rain, snoring and bloody sheep munching a foot from my head dawn broke bright and clear

But it looked like this instead!









Geraint having his 20th cuppa



Then up sticks and off for some breakfast







But by mid day the now slamming down rain had even got to the more hardcore (that's wouldn't be me or Geraint then  ) amongst us so all decided to head home



Thanks all.
From organizing the whole thing, to being excellent company and making me laugh so much  

Am I glad I went? - Defiantly  
Would I do it again tomorrow? - Definitely not!!