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Roni's got GI Jose guarding the cable tie stash - After a very wet slog up the M1 and M6, the sun came out as we sat down and dried off in a service station
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This was meant to be a Tesco. First go with the Garmin not too impressive. - PA072394
And we're on the TET! - PA072398
Roni readjusting his panniers to keep them out of the wheel and/or off the trail was a common theme - PA072404.JPG
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"Don't ride into that bit" - PA072409.JPG
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Some very-much-ex dwellings seemingly built out of what their inhabitants were mining - IMG 20181007 151509 0
Turning onto the famed Strata Florida! - IMG 20181007 152613 9
Ten minutes in to the Strata Florida and I've fallen off already - IMG 20181007 152618 0
Ten minutes in to the Strata Florida and I've fallen off already - PA072422.JPG
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Greenburys love puddles, apparently. - PA072429.JPG
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I think this was the peak, altitude-wise, of the strata florida. It's all downhill from here! - PA072433
Well, downriver... - PA072434
Really, a bafflingly large amount of the trail is also a riverbed - PA072437
We found this abandoned Jeep and a fire made of camping chairs. Someone had a bad afternoon... - PA072438
Though it's really not obvious what it was they were trying to do - PA072439.JPG
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Still, nice lunch stop :) - PA072442.JPG
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When I say the trail was a bit wet.... - PA072450.JPG
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It's not even like it's long and shallow - PA072453.JPG
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This is the crossing about eight feet after the previous one - PA072458.JPG
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Roni stopped because he heard a clunk that might not have been just a stone. - PA072461.JPG
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He stopped about a hundred yards after the clunk, though - PA072464.JPG
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Another nice place for the DRZ to demand some attention, though - PA072468
Not sure we'll be re-using that... - PA072477.JPG
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And to the hostel! - PA082479.JPG
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With the wheel off to get the tyre sorted, it turned out the strap had interfered with the chainguard - PA082482.JPG
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No, I don't know why he's wearing that hi-viz either - PA082490.JPG
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Scenery and pleasantness-wise, this is pretty far up there as trails go - PA082509.JPG
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Yesterday the panniers needed readjusting, today they were reconstructed - PA082512.JPG
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Welsh TET meant welsh weather - IMG_20181008_125652_9.jpg
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Also, sheep - PA082519
This climb was a complete arse, only made better by the realisation that it's meant to be a descent - PA082527.JPG
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The top! Nice view, though the hills kept dropping in and out of the clouds - PA082559.JPG
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With enough shaking, the bubble mixture starts working... - PA082566.JPG
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When we got to the hostel, it became clear that Roni's pannier had failed in some way that meant yesterday's leftovers had been eaten by his rear tyre - PA092587
Bit of cut-up water bottle to keep the tyre out of the pannier...