I was invited to join the Kingfishers this year on a fabulous three-day cycle tour through the Brecon Beacons and Mid-Wales.
So on Tuesday, August 21st, John, Brian, Graham, and I loaded our panniers, looked up the road and headed out toward the small town north-west of Brecon along the River Tywi in the county of Carmarthenshire.
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| Brian, John, & Graham ready to go! |
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| Coming into Brecon... |
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| How ya like them cookie bars boys? |
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| John being John... |
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| Brian looking every bit like an elf... |
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| The beautiful old iron bridge at Cilycwm... |
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| Brian contemplates Graham's pontification... |
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| Coming into Llandovery... |
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| Finally at the hotel... |
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| What can ya say? |
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| After a cuppa the boys are ready to ride again!... |
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| Ready, set, GO!... |
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| This was my view mostly... |
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| ... unless I race like a madman for this kinda shot... |
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| or wait for them to stop... |
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| but then they are off again... |
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| waiting for you know who... |
Llandovery is rich in Welsh history to put it mildly. I am so very fortunate that the boys are keen to teach me as they lead me through the countryside. I did a bit of additional research and you should do the same. Read more about Llandovery and Llywelyn ap Gruffydd. (Remember the headline?... It's simply mind-boggling to this ole' hayseed from North Carolina.)
The landscapes speak for themselves...
And so on the last evening we said our goodbyes to Llywelyn ap Gruffudd...
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| True Knights of Wales. |
