Winter Solstice SROTY 2024-12-21

[saphena]

The Shortest Ride Of The Year takes place on the shortest day, the Winter Solstice, and in 2024 that's Saturday, 21st December.

Ness Point, Lowestoft (52.4801419,1.7613061) Sunrise 08:01
Whitesands beach, St Davids (51.8970145,-5.2943866) Sunset 16:12


1. Bob Stammers
2. John Roberts
3. Ian Manson (more than likely)
4. Ian Murat (subject to youngest's birthday plans)

 

[JohnR]

2. JohnR

We should have discussed proposals for the 2024 ride Friday night. How about Lowestoft to St David's?

Ness Point Euroscope, Gas works Way, Lowerstoft sunrises at 08:01
Whitesands Beech Car Park (B4583), St Davids sunsets at 16:12

With waypoints added at Diss and Hay on Wye I calculate that to be 367 miles/7¼ hours, that gives ¾ of an hour for fuel and comfort breaks.

 

[Exgreen064]

More than likely I will be joining in with this one.

 

[GSears]

2. JohnR

We should have discussed proposals for the 2024 ride Friday night. How about Lowestoft to St David's?

Ness Point Euroscope, Gas works Way, Lowerstoft sunrises at 08:01
Whitesands Beech Car Park (B4583), St Davids sunsets at 16:12

With waypoints added at Diss and Hay on Wye I calculate that to be 367 miles/7¼ hours, that gives ¾ of an hour for fuel and comfort breaks.

In Wales, with all those 20mph limits....

 

[JohnR]

Most of the Wales section is the A40, I'd guesstimate less than 10 miles of 20's

 

[Ian M]

Good route nice run along the northern edge of the Brecon Beacons.
There’s Honey Cafe, Bronllys and Owl Nest at Llandovery they might be better waypoints than Hay on Wye.
20s not a concern, some of the towns and villages on route you’ll be hard pressed to do 20 anyway as they get busy, plenty of dual and motorway (a11, a14, m6, m42, m5) to make progress
Put me down provisionally, subject to youngest’s birthday plans

 

[JohnR]

If we're agreed on Lowestoft to St Davids then my (running on vapour) fuel stops will be:
The Murco Garage at 3 Malvern Rd, Worcester WR2 4QR and Haverfordwest Tesco, Fenton Trading Estate, Portfield, Haverfordwest SA61 1BU
Waypoints at Honey Cafe Bronllys and Owls Nest Llandovery added too

 

[saphena]

I have plotted the [URL="http://www.google.com/maps/dir/Ness...!2m2!1d-5.2948017!2d51.8968803!3e0?entry=ttu'[/URL] route with [nearly Diss] and [nearly Hay-On-Wye]. That's a very tight ride. Google offers "fastest route" of 7:14 via A14

 

[JohnR]

We'll have about an hour for fuel stops and comfort breaks, plenty of time with no hanging around for sunset at Whitesands.

 

[saphena]

We'll have about an hour for fuel stops and comfort breaks, plenty of time with no hanging around for sunset at Whitesands.

Not if going via Diss and Hay unless very serious "progress" is being made (according to Google)