Member Since: 07 Jan 2014
Location: Westbrook, Wilts.
Posts: 1165
How can “Daffodil Land†do it............. and we can't!
Just spent a week in West Wales and only found ONE pothole with a lot of roads (including lanes) having been resurfaced in the last few years. It put our roads to shame (the opposite end of the spectrum being the Isle of Wight).
Pros:
The natives were extremely friendly and polite, even though some spoke with some weird sort of language
Roads.
Cons:
Far too many bends and not enough straights
Far too many varying speed limits which went on for mile after mile so you never knew what limit you were in.
Far too many “Camera Vansâ€. Counted three in just one day and they were cunningly hidden (just waiting for the brown envelopes to arrive)
We won’t say anything about the weather, best not discussed
I didn’t buy any diesel but there was a 10p/ltr fluctuation around the area.
The only draught cider was Strongbow
Highlights:
Dolphin watching from the harbour wall in New Quay (saw two adults and one calf).
Kite feeding (+100) at the Welsh Kite Centre (no strings attached...ouch).
Beach driving north of Borth (couldn’t believe the number of 4x4’s with horse boxes on the beach, even Mr Wippy turned around in the break water).
Boring figures:
887miles (200 motorway) – 28.7mpg – 29.1 avg mph. Well you couldn’t go much faster.
I think there was also a competition between "Sally Satnav" and SWMBO as to who could find the narrowest lanes, most with grass growing down the middle. At times I thought I was driving off road.
Other than that
2nd Sep 2014 6:16 pm
nearlee
Member Since: 15 Dec 2012
Location: where the sheep are scared
Posts: 1777
its not a bad place to live
but slight correction on your con's though
Cons:
Far too many bends and not enough straights Sad Sad , nothing sad about that
Far too many varying speed limits which went on for mile after mile so you never knew what limit you were in. will agree with that
Far too many “Camera Vansâ€. Counted three in just one day and they were cunningly hidden (just waiting for the brown envelopes to arrive) Big Cry , it'll be a white envelope, mine arrived yesterday 51 in a 50
We won’t say anything about the weather, best not discussed Whistle, glorious sunshine today
I didn’t buy any diesel but there was a 10p/ltr fluctuation around the area. yep
The only draught cider was Strongbow Yawn , it's a right royal pain in the rear end, however york is the same
2nd Sep 2014 6:45 pm
Tiger
Member Since: 13 Mar 2006
Location: Wales
Posts: 488
My house is in that photo
2nd Sep 2014 7:00 pm
Iguana
Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
Location: 'Sunny' Zomerset
Posts: 9402
Do what I do, when I go home to see Mam I always take some local Somerset cider with me Iggy/Ieuan
Current LR =
2015 RR Sport Autobiography
&
1992 Land Rover Defender Camper
- Gone but not forgotten:
MY10 D4 GS
MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
MY15 Disco 4 HSE Lux in Santorini Black
MY08 Disco 3 SE manual in Buck Blue
1960 Series 2 88" (No idea why I sold it!)
2nd Sep 2014 7:48 pm
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Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50934
Isn't that Newport beach 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
2nd Sep 2014 7:51 pm
fishinmad
Member Since: 30 Jan 2012
Location: St Ives
Posts: 877
51 in 50 zone do they fine for that in the UK now, i always thought it was 10% or more over?
Thank goodness i have Gib plates now. Club Narpy Torch
“No return to boom and bust†Gordon Brown when chancellor
He has been proved right, now there is only bust!
2nd Sep 2014 8:10 pm
discovery1953
Member Since: 07 Jan 2014
Location: Westbrook, Wilts.
Posts: 1165
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