Ride diary

Every trip, processed into a chronological story — maps, photos, short films, and the write-up.

2026-06-28

Lake Vyrnwy & Dinas Mawddwy — a Sunday loop into Wales

One Honda Hornet, a clear Sunday, and the hills of mid-Wales — out to Lake Vyrnwy, lunch at Dinas Mawddwy under the Bwlch y Groes, and the long southern road home. Tap the route map to ride any part of it; earlier cuts of the day are linked at the bottom.

Pontesbury · Llanfyllin · Lake Vyrnwy · Dinas Mawddwy · Mallwyd · Welshpool
2026-04-12

The Ireland Hornet Trip, 2026

One Honda Hornet, two cameras, and the Irish Sea in the middle — up Ireland's west from Tipperary to Mayo, then the long road home through Dublin, the ferry, and Holyhead.

Tipperary · Limerick · Clare · Galway · Mayo · Dublin · Holyhead
2024-01-27

A Winter Run to Aberdovey

A winter Saturday loop of mid-Wales — out from Pontesbury over the Berwyns to Bala, down to the Cambrian coast for lunch in Aberdovey, and the long way home through Welshpool. About 157 miles.

Pontesbury · Bala · Aberdovey · Tywyn · Welshpool
2024-01-05

A New Year Ride to the Coast

A crisp New Year ride on the Africa Twin — the full loop — Pontesbury out to Aberdovey and the coast, then home via Bala and Shrewsbury. About 162 miles (films are the 360 outward leg).

Pontesbury · Welshpool · Aberdovey · Tywyn · Dolgellau
2023-06-21

The Longest-Day Loop

Near enough the longest day of the year, wall-to-wall sun, and a full day's mid-Wales loop on the Honda CRF300L. All about the flow — a stack of overtakes, the summer swarm of oncoming bikes, and village after sunlit village. About 85 miles. No GPS — route reconstructed from the footage.

Shropshire · mid-Wales
2023-06-19

A Summer Morning on the Welsh Roads

A warm summer morning on the Honda CRF300L — a quick mid-Wales loop, blue skies and dry roads, plenty of oncoming bikes, a run of overtakes and sunlit villages (and an emergency vehicle to make room for). About 65 miles. No GPS — route reconstructed from the footage.

Shropshire · mid-Wales
2023-04-15

A run to the Elan Valley dams

A proper day out on the little Honda CRF300L — from Pontesbury down through mid-Wales to Rhayader and the Elan Valley, a loop around the Victorian dams and reservoirs in the Cambrian Mountains, and the long road home. No GPS; about 200 km over 4h18m.

Pontesbury · Rhayader · Elan Valley · Cambrian Mountains
2023-04-15

The Elan Valley dams — The Editor's Cut

The same Elan Valley day, recut with the tools tuned since — undistorted forward framing, the rider bubble upright and top-centre, every view stabilised — and the moments the first pass missed now shown in full: a river crossing, an ambulance, and a stop with the police.

Pontesbury · Rhayader · Elan Valley · Cambrian Mountains
2023-04-07

A Proper Spring Day Out

The first really good spring day of 2023 on the Honda CRF300L — a full day's mid-Wales loop, blue skies and dry roads, well over a hundred oncoming bikes, villages, a market town and miles of open road. About 85 miles. No GPS — route reconstructed from the footage.

Shropshire · mid-Wales
2023-03-25

A Spring Saturday and a Hundred Bikes

A bright spring Saturday on the Honda CRF300L and seemingly every biker in Wales out too — the camera clocked nearly a hundred oncoming bikes. A mixed mid-Wales loop: fast tarmac, a green-lane byway, riverside lanes and stone villages, about 77 miles. No GPS — route reconstructed from the footage.

Shropshire · mid-Wales · green lanes
2023-02-17

Blue Skies and a Reservoir Run

A rare blue-sky February afternoon on the Honda CRF300L — a loop into the mid-Wales hills to a reservoir, a stone causeway right across the water, a few overtakes and quiet villages. About 78 miles. No GPS — route reconstructed from the footage.

Shropshire · mid-Wales · a reservoir
2023-02-04

Green Lanes and Welsh Hills — a Wet Winter Loop

An early, wet February Saturday on the little Honda CRF300L — a mixed loop of mid-Wales tarmac lanes and a green-lane byway, about 108 miles out one way and home another. Rain on the lens, empty hills, a string of Welsh villages. No GPS — route reconstructed from the footage.

Shropshire · mid-Wales · green lanes
2023-01-28

A Winter Blast to the Welsh Coast

A cold, dry Saturday in January on the little Honda CRF300L — west out of Shropshire to the Cardigan Bay coast and home a different way, about 146 miles of empty mid-Wales lanes. Half the biking world had the same idea (ninety-odd oncoming bikes), plus a fire engine and a string of stone villages. No GPS — the route is reconstructed from the footage.

Shropshire · mid-Wales · Cardigan Bay