Day 2. Abergavenny to Trericket Mill 31 miles. 2595 ft ascent.

Early morning preparations

We had a good meal in Kings Head, followed by a good nights sleep , substantial breakfast and a not too late start. Unfortunately this was followed by not finding the route out of town and being helped by people, who were telling us "You don' t want to go that way, much quicker by main road." We eventually found the correct route, which unfortunately went uphill for miles. After the first 5 or so miles we turned off onto narrow lanes that would go eventually to Gospel Pass. Although we were slowly climbing, it was mostly steady and with enough gentle or flat sections to make it manageable. Lovely scenery, and interesting for Ann and I as we had walked along the top of the ridge beside us on Offa' s Dyke. As we got closer to the top of the pass, there was more snow, the road was clear, but had been blocked until late last week. We eventually made it to the top and even more snow. 17 miles of climbing to the highest point on the whole route.
A really good ride along the pass, passing through big snow drifts on a fast road, felt a bit like a toboggan run. We took the quick descent to Glasbury, and then along the River Wye to Trericket Mill.

Yes, the snow is that deep.

This road was like a toboggan ride.

John insisted on practising his dance moves.