Wales visit.

I was not just there as a house guest I walked the coastal path, and I rode the Welsh cycleway the next day and I rode to St David's, famous place. So I had a great 4 days before riding north. That was was a terrific days ride along the coast. The Cardigan Bay coast, a name familiar to most Kiwi not because of the Welsh connection but the horse ! But I had already dined on "faggots" a welsh haggis of pig entrails, and delicious, so the opportunity to dine on Laver Bread ( which is cooked seaweed) and is actually a lot more enjoyable than the thought conjures. So I left the sea as delightful as it was and headed into the valleys to Llangollen. A lot harder to pronounce than it looks. So I walked the hills, and I cycled the Canal that goes by the town originally used to freight slate on which half of Wales seems to have been built. Pleasant in fact a delightful town. I discovered there was a music festival on complete with a New Zealand choir, so I have had a few good days and entertaining nights. The downside is that the piece of rubbish sold by Garmin to unsuspecting motorists including motorbikers stopped altogether. I spent 2 days attempting to buy a replacement on eBay and that was a wonderful expose of how total idiots can ruin a good concept. In order to identify everyone for marketing purposes eBay found I had registered in Australia so if I want to but something it has be posted to Australia, so I write to the vendor to ask can it be sent to a town down the road in the UK but eBay says I can not send more than two messages a day even if no one replies ......so commerce stops. However a day in a BMW garage fixed not only that but also a faulty fuel gauge which had me on the side of the road in a hell of a bad place with no fuel until my saviour Mac arrived with fuel and jumper leads, three hours of flashing warning lights takes a toll on small batteries. The guy was Mac Mackenney at Mac@maxadventure.co.uk and if you ever feel inclined to make contact with a proper bloke send him an email and say thanks for saving me. Gotta go