I've been to Scotland for the last couple of tours and although I have much more to explore there (particularly off-road) I feel it is time to give Wales some love.

So over the cold, dark winter months I hatched a plan. Well, plotted a route. I shall get the train down to Bristol and head straight over the bridge into Wales. I shall then head north for an anti-clockwise loop around the whole country.

It will look something like this:

I've done a bit of riding in Wales before (The BCM 600 and some riding around Snowdonia Eryri) but I've not seen much of the coast. Actually, I went on a school trip to Aberystwyth in 1987, but I don't remember much about it other than the usual chaos that you would expect!

So I'm looking forward to discovering every dramatic cliff and sandy beach around the country.

Along the way, there will of course be plenty of Welsh cakes, Bara brith and Oggies. I will have to try some Laverbread too!

My train ticket is booked and my bike is waiting to be fettled. I head off on the 2nd of June.