Saturday on the Road

[Tim]

I wouldnt follow Ricki if he said there was water in the wombourne canal let
alone the Dulas! Sounds like a lovely drive around. I think its one the AA recommend. Weve all made mistakes with river levels. Not to worry.

[Ricki]

Of course we have made many mistakes with river levels. However, in this senario, I’m not accepting blame or fault from any one….not even the miserable moaning moos’ I managed to hang out with on Saturday ;-). Everyone was pre-warned of uncertainty and was very committed to exploration. Ollie even took his car to the Dulas just in case the back-up plan was to be initiated…..which of course it was. Even Steve M had to endure an extra-over time in the car with me and he stopped talking half-way back due to a headache….poor man!

On a serious note, I thoroughly enjoyed the trip and hope to do it again in the near future, with some water. I also look forward to some trips on the local canal.

[Nigel]

How long have you been working for the Welsh Tourist Board, Rickster. That Journey deserves to be the 8th Wonder of the World!!
Always smiling Rickster, always smiling !!!!

[Ricki]

I’m always smiling as you know 🙂

I love the detail…..the Dulas area is amazing for wild camping expo’s. If you want, I can arrange a winter expo if you fancy it? We could do the above route, or a gentle stroll as a group in the Northern Arans (http://v-g.me.uk/Trips/T0912/T0912.htm).

[admin]

I’ve had a call from the Welsh Tourist Board who want me to write up our trips to encourage more visitors. What do you think ?

[Ricki]

I’d tell them to to shut-up.

[admin]

I’ll bear that in mind
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[Richard D]

Thanks for the report Ricki, it certainly showed great detail and although we did more miles than needed it was a pleasant drive. More of us now know the access and egress points on the Dulas and it certainly looks a beautiful river that we will no doubt return to soon. We also learned that the Machynlleth gauge on the Dyfi needs to be above 1.55 and the Dulas (Severn-Llanidloes) gauge at Rhos-y-pentref would need to be above 0.9. So some useful information was gleaned from Saturday’s expedition and the day ended with another very enjoyable paddle on the Vyrnwy.

[Ricki]

Thanks Rich. Yes, another enjoyable paddle with all.

A webcam on that slab would also be nice!

I still haven’t heard from Mr Mason and his headache. He brought me a bottle for my birthday and had to put up with me all day!

[Steve]

Hi Ricki, I’m alive and well mate; curry night was a bit subdued but I did eventually recover. Hope you had a good dinner too and keep smiling. Thanks again for the lift and good company.

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