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RidetotheSevern(BrianMahony-29May2020)
FormyrideonFriday29th,theSevernBridgebeckoned.IsetoffoverthehilltoTrellechinyetmoreblueskyandsunshine.ThestretchofroadbetweenTrellechandLlanishenalwaysseemstorevealsomethinginteresting.Ihaveseencurlewandskylarks,andthistimeitwasthesightofagloriousRedKiteweavingaroundinflightasitdidbattlewithtwocrowsoverasquirrelcarcass.CrystalclearviewstowardstheBlorengeandSugarLoaffromthehighroadnearCobblersPlain.SpottedChrisandTimemergingfromChepstowParkWoodatDevaudenontheirwaytoWentwoodandenjoyedcatchingupwiththembeforecontinuingmylongdescenttoIttonandChepstow.
ItwasgoodtobeabletojointhecyclepathbeforeHighBeechRoundaboutandtobeoutofthelongtrafficqueuesgeneratedbythefive-waytrafficlights.It’sagessinceIlastsawanythinglikeaqueueoftraffic,andtherecertainlyseemedtobemorevehiclesabout.
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ThebridgealwaysmakesforaspectacularandenjoyableridehighabovetheSevernandtheWyeandtodaywasnoexceptionwithlongviewsupstreamoverbothbanks.Theonlydisappointmentwasthatthedownstreamcycletrackwasclosed,soIcouldn’tmakethelooptotakeinthedownstreamviewthatIhadhopedfor.
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Afteraquickbananastopattheservices.Iretracedmyrouteoverthebridge,stoppingtoadmirethe"MillenniumMilepost”ontheChepstowsidebeforefollowingaquietWyeValleyRoadtotheever-desertedTinternandthelongclimbupthroughWhitestoneandoverBeaconHill.Iftheweathercarriesonlikethis,I’mgoingtoneedtorefitmysecondwaterbottle.IonlyhadatinydropleftforadrinkwhileIpausedtogetmybreathbackandenjoytheviewoverTrellech.