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North Wales Coastal Route via NCR 5, Day 1 Chester to Conwy

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  It’s been a while! With work, new pup and a house deciding to fall apart seemingly weekly, it’s been tough to try and get a couple of days together to get away, and even tough to just get on the bike! I’ve done a grand total of just over 100 miles this year, all on the Brompton, so when the potential chance came to have a couple of days away I wanted something not too taxing or hilly (we’ll come to that!), somewhere I could get to and back from in decent time and somewhere by the sea. Having been on holiday exclusively in Conwy from the ages of 3-16 at Gorse Hill caravan park, I realised I’d never really cycled in North Wales despite working there lots for The Original Factory Shop (we’ll get to that as well!) so a quick google and it looked like National Cycle Route 5 looked just the job, hugging the North Wales coast (oh no it doesn’t!) across the Menai Bridge, on to Anglesey ending up at Holyhead. 120ish miles over 2 days and as it’s by the coast, it’s bound to be flat, what c...
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Coast & Castles Day 4 - Montrose to Aberdeen

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  Well I’ve had many great (and terrible!) days on my bike, but that was right up there with the best! The weather, the route, the scenery and 2 of the best places I’ve ever been to…☺️ As yesterday, the bright light shining through the threadbare curtains signalled that the weather forecast was spot on (Dec thoughtfully sending me it at 4 in the morning when he’s up for his old man, recent hip replacement knee with unconcealed rage…) and it was a tough decision on what gear to put on. It had been cold last night, so it was only 3-4 degrees outside now but would get warm (well warm for Aberdeen in March!) later on. Deciding to layer up but have bib shorts and short sleeve base and top just in case, I packed the bags and headed for breakfast. Although the hotel was frankly shit (but only £40…) they had advertised that Arbroath smokies were on the breakfast menu. Unfortunately they had “just” run out and seeing the state of the cooked breakfast they’d just served up at the next table ...
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