Bongo Fury

i dont have the brain cells to do things like that on these
jetsta

That prison window that fell on your head must have done more damage than we thought.

Tony

I Hope you all dont forget your red nose on Friday !!!!!

Think I'll try and get the boys out of school early to get there in good time on Friday. I remember taking the Mold/Ruthin route once some years back and it was indeed stunning. I have a hankering for that as it'll make a change from the coast road - fuel costs be blowed!

well i havnt got a clue which way to go, long long time since we were over that side.

Depends if you like driving or not. The A55 is like a motorway and can get monotonous. The Mold - Ruthin - Betws-y-Coed route will test your driving skills in places. If you want to use the later just set your Sat Nav to Mold then when you get there change it to Betws-y-Coed.

Tony

MountainGoat wrote:The Mold - Ruthin - Betws-y-Coed route will test your driving skills in places.Tony

In a heavily loaded 2WD Bongo......with a trailer......fully tooled up.........

With my reputation.


Seriously though, is it a reasonably open road run as I'm happy sweeping up hill and down dale at 55mph on a good 'A' road, but don't want to be grinding my way through 1:3 mountain passes with snow and ice all around and dragging a trailer (I don't recall anything much like that last time I took that route but then again we came from Harlech so maybe didn't take in the exact route at the Snowdonia end).

It was some time ago when I used this route so as far as I can recall there are two steep climbs (but not 1 in 3). Both you have to tackle going north (hope your brakes are ok for going south). One is the drop down just before reaching the north side of Ruthin and I think the other is half way between Ruthin and Cerrigydrudion where you join the A5.

Tony

MountainGoat wrote:It was some time ago when I used this route so as far as I can recall there are two steep climbs (but not 1 in 3). Both you have to tackle going north (hope your brakes are ok for going south). One is the drop down just before reaching the north side of Ruthin and I think the other is half way between Ruthin and Cerrigydrudion where you join the A5.

Tony

Thanks MG - sounds doable to me. Off we go

thomas104 wrote:I Hope you all dont forget your red nose on Friday !!!!!

hey can you buy them??? got my wig and face paint for work next fri never thought about carrying it on to the bongo and the bash x
Debs

debbiepritch wrote:

thomas104 wrote:I Hope you all dont forget your red nose on Friday !!!!!

hey can you buy them??? got my wig and face paint for work next fri never thought about carrying it on to the bongo and the bash x
Debs

Sainsburys

maxheadroom wrote:

debbiepritch wrote:

thomas104 wrote:I Hope you all dont forget your red nose on Friday !!!!!

hey can you buy them??? got my wig and face paint for work next fri never thought about carrying it on to the bongo and the bash x
Debs

Sainsburys

Hi Debs, or pm my mum on here, thomas884 as she got it !

Option 4 for people with a bit more time on their hands is to go for the scenic option and take in the most north, south, east and westerly points of the mainland, just the 2,200 miles and 42 hours to complete

I Hope you all dont forget your red nose on Friday !!!!!

We will all probablly get a natural red nose on Saterday if the weather does not improve.

It is freezing up here today.

Tony

I'll be following the "garmin" road on saturday!

Muzorewa wrote:... go for the scenic option and take in the most north, south, east and westerly points of the mainland, just the 2,200 miles and 42 hours to complete

He knows what he's talking about - he did it in 1962 LWB landrover