The church by the lake

[boboneleg]

Llangorse lake is the largest natural lake in South Wales.  When I was about 14 I used to go on holiday there in a caravan with a mate and his mum.  We spent most of our time fishing, either in the river that feeds it or if we had some money we'd hire a rowing boat and row around the lake to various fishing spots.

At the far end of the lake was a bay where we'd fish for Perch, Roach and Rudd and on the shore you could see an old church.  I had been thinking about how to get to the church recently and today I decided to go and find it.

It was supposed to be dry today but it looked a bit threatening when I left and headed over the Severn bridge but the rain held off.  First stop was for a coffee at the Baffle Haus near Penperlleni............

 

There was bit of banter with the Police motorcyclists who were there in force.  Two unmarked bikes with blue lights and two sports bikes with no lights or markings that I could see..............

and then some more turned up in full regalia..............

 

Just as I was leaving two riders turned up both on new Transalps.  I would have liked to chat to them about their bikes but by then I was kitted up ready to go..........

I headed over towards Crickhowell and then on the back road to Llangynidr where I stopped to take photos of the bridge , the Usk was running fast and brown where we've had so much rain .............

[boboneleg]

So i moved on up to the A40 at Bwlch and turned off towards Llangorse but then took a small road to go around the south of the lake towards a village called llangasty-Tal-llyn.  The church was down a lane off this road and ends a the lake, there is only a derelict farm and a house directly by the church so god knows (see what I did there ) where the congregation come from............

The round trip was about 145 miles and it wasn't that warm for the middle of August but at least it wasn't raining today.

[XTreme]

Great stuff Bob! Nice graveyard.......for those who are into that sort of thing.

Looking at those Transalps they do look a bit drab don't they?

[boboneleg]

38 minutes ago, XTreme said:

Great stuff Bob! Nice graveyard.......for those who are into that sort of thing.

Looking at those Transalps they do look a bit drab don't they?

To be fair I don't think you call any current Honda 'exciting'  , a Fireblade maybe but that's about it .

[Pedro]

1 hour ago, XTreme said:

Looking at those Transalps they do look a bit drab don't they?

They look ok-ish, in a budget sort of way. But if you put one next to an Africa Twin they look proper shit.

 

I like that cafe, Bob! Never been much a fan of hanging around traffic police but I think they're different in the UK.

[Sir Fallsalot]

7 minutes ago, Pedro said:

They look ok-ish, in a budget sort of way. But if you put one next to an Africa Twin they look proper shit.

 

I like that cafe, Bob! Never been much a fan of hanging around traffic police but I think they're different in the UK.

Yup they are different their sarcastic smug cunts here.

[Sir Fallsalot]

You should have ordered a custard slice in the Baffle Haus Bob their like a bloody house brick LOL

[boboneleg]

10 minutes ago, Pedro said:

They look ok-ish, in a budget sort of way. But if you put one next to an Africa Twin they look proper shit.

 

I like that cafe, Bob! Never been much a fan of hanging around traffic police but I think they're different in the UK.

I've never seen them in their before but they'd taken the place over by time I left

[boboneleg]

Just now, Sir Fallsalot said:

You should have ordered a custard slice in the Baffle Haus Bob their like a bloody house brick LOL

I was going to go for it Fred but I had that almond slice instead.  It was far to early to eat a house brick, they are proper BIG

[Pedro]

In Portugal they might not have been drinking coffee (not tea either ), and after would be hanging around the exit of the next 60kph motorway exit with a speed gun waiting for me.

[Catteeclan]

11 hours ago, XTreme said:

Looking at those Transalps they do look a bit drab don't they?

Look fine once you've got a top box on. 

[Catteeclan]

10 hours ago, Pedro said:

Never been much a fan of hanging around traffic police but I think they're different in the UK.

I've spoken to a few plod at cafes and petrol stations and can only think of one arse.  Very reluctant to talk and then started reciting rules of the road rather than talking about the covert R1 he was on.

[Catteeclan]

Great stuff Bob, could be a BOTM in there too.