Mine Camp - My Struggle. WRT 2020.

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Love those pics.
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Great pics C.
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Very clever trip title and great write-up and pics :-bd
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Cracking pictures new&old :-bd
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great read and pics reg
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Hey Para, ta, not seen you for ages! Need to do another Cannock Caper. Have they fixed the pub yet? :wink: .
"My God, Ponsonby, I'm two-thirds of the way to the grave and what have I done?" - RIP

The sign outside the asylum is the wrong way round.....

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Great title, pics and post, Reg.

Steve - tea, bad. Beer, good. : )

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Ta, you'd've enjoyed this WRT I reckon. Didn't manage to fit in a visit to the Dyfi Valley Hotel though - let us know if it's on your bucket list :smile: . However we did find an excellent Spot not 2 minutes from there so you could imbibe as much as you liked and still sleep well :-bd .
"My God, Ponsonby, I'm two-thirds of the way to the grave and what have I done?" - RIP

The sign outside the asylum is the wrong way round.....

"At least you got some stories" - James Acaster
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A charming tale, beautifully told, Reg :-).
RIP wrote: Wed Sep 09, 2020 8:38 pm Some of the best memories of my life were forged around that time, and all for the price of a bike.
A truly genius quote from bikepacking's philosophical titan :-bd.

In a similar vein to this...
"Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring” – Desmond Tutu.
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Cheers Pete. I think your quote tops mine :smile: .

Just looking at the ancient photos again got me very emotional - but: all very well saying they were the best times of my life, but I quickly realised those recent WRT photos were the best times of my life as well! Thank you Stu, priceless, totally priceless. Yacht, mansion, limo - inconsequential trinkets. In fact my sig is honed just-right now and will be etched upon the monument (*).

(*) not that I'm in any rush, mind.
"My God, Ponsonby, I'm two-thirds of the way to the grave and what have I done?" - RIP

The sign outside the asylum is the wrong way round.....

"At least you got some stories" - James Acaster
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