miniog and I did 190km yesterday, 159 of which were part of the Mille Cymru leg 2 - St Clears to Newcastle Emlyn. This included two coastal stretches - Laugharne to Tenby, and Broadhaven to St David's, which will probably provide the signature memories for the leg, both because of scenic views and the effort. Every 'place' you go through involves a brake-y descent down to the seaside village/town, and a haul up the other side. There are no long climbs, but enough short ones to keep the average speed low. Respite will probably come after St David's (though we had quite a strong headwind), and, more so, after Cardigan.
The draft routesheet was faultless. There are loads of places to eat on most of this bit of the leg. We went straight through St Davis's where there will be a 'free' control. We noticed lots of pleasant-looking (ie not necessarily cheap) pubs, but not any Audax-type cafes. I dare say there are plenty just off-route.
We averaged about 19 kph. On the one hand we weren't two and a bit days into a 1000km ride, but on the other we did quite a lot of work into the wind and I had some tyre problems.
Tellytubby house near Druidston
The view of Nolton Haven, from where my tyre was fixed
