Today we rode to Pen-y-Pas hostel, probably via Capel Curig so that we stayed deep inside the national park. The hostel is located at the base of Snowdon and an easy path to the summit provided plenty of entertainment for those taking part in the afternoon / evening walk.

Today we rode down the Dwyryd valley to Harlech where we spent some time exploring Harlech Castle. We then continued south to Barmouth and then inland to Kings yout hostel.

Today's ride took us inland through Tal-y-Bont up to the hills of mid Wales. We rode past the spectacular Nant-y-Moch reservoir and thence on to Nany-y-Dernol hostel. The day involved a fair amount of climbing (800m, with only 500m descents) but we witnessed some great views and the weather was not so bad.

There was more downhill than uphill on this our final day of cycling. We rode through Rhayader to get to Llandrindod where we caught the 12.20 train to Shrewsbury then changed at Crewe, Wolverhampton and Birmingham with groups breaking off at various stations to return to their own parts of the country. The Newton Abbot starters finally arrived home at 7.18pm.