Saturday 15 September 2018

End of the Trip

The last few days of the trip were spent in a hotel in Llanberis with friends. It was our third (and probably last) year there, we've decided we'll find a different area next year. I visited the Great Orme on the way, and had a minor overheating issue driving to the top. It wasn't significant, just a long steep climb and no chance really for the engine to then cool down. I did note that the bus which arrived a while later had similar problems.

The major reason for being there was to ride on the cable hauled tramway, being on the first service down I had the trams (there are actually two pairs covering the upper and lower halves of the journey) to myself. After a wander round Llandudno it was a lot more crowded on the ride back up!

Saturday I had a short train ride as the Snowdon Mountain Railway had a visiting Swiss loco giving free rides. After that we went for a walk round the lake, it turned out to be a bit further and steeper than I'd anticipated but it was a good walk. Sunday was very wet but we had a wander round Beddgelert then a short walk back over a path I used last year.

There are a couple of conclusions from the trip. I'd like to fit some permanent roof ventilation, whether that's something like a Heki rooflight or just a van ventilator may depend on how brave I am about cutting a hole in the van roof! The advantage should be a reduction in condensation on a morning and hopefully things won't get quite as hot inside. I found the two days where I could leave the 'van on site were great so when planning future trips I'll be looking for sites near railway stations and bus routes or close enough to attractions to use the bike,

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