What have you done today with your Austin Seven

[David Stepney]

Christmas day dawned clear, bright and frosty. Just the day for taking the Seven over the mountains to the horses! The roads were a little icy and there had been a sprinkling of snow on the moors, so the journey was taken carefully. By the return journey, both the ice and snow had gone in the morning sunshine.








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View of Cwm Rhiwarth from the lower reaches of Bwlch-y-Garreg








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Waterfall on the bend leading up to the moors




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The moors themselves




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Looking west towards the mountains. on a clear day one can see Y Wyddfa (but not today, alas)


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The bridge at the bottom of Bwlch Yr Eira..
This needs a certain amount of care! Narrow and on a blind bend!

Very little traffic about, but I was overtaken on the way out at some speed by a Renault Scenic. A mile or so later, I saw it parked with the driver (with a festive red Santa hat) standing out side waiting for me to pass with smartphone in hand to take a photo of the Seven as it passed. He passed me again a few minutes later on Bwlch-y-Garreg, again at some speed and disappeared from view. Given the treachery of the roads, I hope he arrived at  his destination safely!

Later, my nephew and his wife came over for Christmas lunch and I took my nephew out for a spin in the Seven round the lanes.

All in all, a better Christmas than I thought I was going to have.