Tour of Wales Day 5 Trefin to Lampeter - 72 miles

A damp start. We contemplated delaying our start, but decided that it wasn’t really much more than heavy mist, and the forecast was for steady improvement. We followed an enjoyable back route to Fishguard, retracing some of the sections of the Tour of Pembrokeshire, just a few weeks ago (but ingrained in my memory!).  Fishguard marked the end of the Celtic Trail and Route 4 - a magnificent journey. 

We then headed over towards Cardigan. We found a great traditional Welsh pub for an excellent home-cooked lunch of fishcakes and chips. 

The afternoon ride was along main roads, and extremely hilly - good exercise! We eventually reached Lampeter, and found a very pleasant, completely deserted campsite at Teify Meadows. Back to Lampeter for Liver and Onions for tea. 




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