Picto Diary - 07 June 2015 - Motorcycle riding in northern Wales

The Bishop. St. Mary's Church. Dolgalleau, Wales. 07 June 2015.

Last night dusk and later motorcycle ride from Liverpool after late arriving ferry from Isle of Man. Wonderful, curvy, undulating, finely engineered, perfectly surfaced, scenic, country road...A494.

Above: Stopping in the midst of a morning motorcycle ride through the Welsh country side, The Bishop surveys a bank building in Pengwern Arms, Wales, that dates back to the early 18th century. 07 June 2015.

Here, the Bishop, once a banker himself, contemplates whether the meaning of life lies in finance, or whether money, as the bible says, is the root of all evil.

Above: Motorcycle touring duo at Bwlch y Groes, the highest pass in northern Wales. 07 June 2015.

Clothing to match the shiny, blue, Triumph Tiger motorcycle.

Above: 2002 Morgan. Bwlch y Groes, Wales. 07 June 2015.

Above: MotoDiscovery Isle of Man tour participants descend from summit, Bwlch y Groes, Wales. 07 June 2015.

Above: The Bishop. At stile on public footpath. Dolgalleau, northern Wales. 07 June 2015.

TIMDT take note.

Reminds of the hikes we took in the late '80's in the Cotswolds. Walked for an hour after motorcycling beautiful Welch country roads during the day.

Notice the sheep up the hill. No bulls in this field.

Above: Scene from my afternoon walk. Dolgellau, Wales. 07 June 2015.

Above: While Claude sings and plays guitar outside a Dolgellau, Wales pub, Aaron (left) and Simon listen.

Simon, who lives in London, drives our back-up van. He likes to ride motorcycles when he gets a chance. Four years ago he completed a ride, over the course of seven months, from Prudhoe Bay to Uschuaia on a beat up KLR.