Trans Euro Trail - Wales on an Adventure Bike (Yamaha T7)

A solo adventure on the welsh TET with my Tenere 700.

I did the route from south to north, dabbling into Pembrokeshire for 1.5 days along some of the "Tetty" south west section. I veered off the TET mid wales as I was recommended the Elan Valley roads near Rhayader. It was so worth doing, especially on an adventure bike, as the roads were fantastic - this video doesn't do it any justice..

Next time I do this trip I will do a mix of camping & hotels because the accommodation was quite scarce & pricey up near Snowdonia. Instead of spending another 2x £160 night stays I decided to come home on Day 8 and save that money towards some camping gear & plenty of nights stay in the future :-)

I don't like pre-booking accommodation because it puts pressure on the days riding & ends up feeling like a time card rather than a holiday... I open booking.com / airbnb at roughly 6pm each day and head to wherever I can find, typically it's within 10 miles and below £90 per night.

*Apologies for my horrendously hay fever fuelled voice-over in the middle of the video lol

0:00 - Intro
0:27 - Day 1 - (Home to Tintern) to Pontypridd
2:57 - Day 2 - Pontypridd to Carmarthen
7:39 - Day 3 - Carmarthen to Tenby (Tetty)
9:19 - Day 4 - Tenby to Llandovery
9:48 - Day 5 - Llandovery to Rhayader (Strata Florida, Elan Valley)
15:21 - Day 6 - Met up with uncle paul (Devil's Staircase, Tanyresgair Cottages)
17:57 - Day 7 - Pontarfynach to Porthmadog
22:10 - Day 8 - Porthmadog to Home

Accommodation:
EOD 1 - Heritage Park Hotel in Pontypridd
EOD 2 - Falcon Hotel in Carmarthen
EOD 3 - Giltar Hotel in Tenby
EOD 4 - Kings Head Inn in Llandovery
EOD 5 - Horseshoe Inn in Rhayader
EOD 6 - Le Petite Maison in Pontarfynach (by devils bridge)
EOD 7 - Aberdunant Hall Country Hotel

Bike:
Yamaha T7
OEM Crash bars
T7 Rally Adjustable Windscreen
Garmin Zumo XT
R&G Tail Tidy
Camel ADV Bashplate

Gear:
Jacket & Trousers - RST Adventure X
Waterproof Jacket - Madison MTB
Boots - Alpinestars Tech 7 Enduro Drystar
Helmet - Arai X4

Luggage:
Kriega 30L Drypack
Cheap camelbak from amazon