Bank holiday weekend bike trip in Aberdare

My weekend was spent in Aberdare. Godreaman to be precise. On Saturday we went on a bike ride up The Line. An old railway line connecting up many of the pits on my (West) side of the valley. It goes all the way from Glynhafod to Cwmdare. About 5 miles.
We headed towards Cwmdare. I expected we'd go as far as the Tanyard, about a mile and ½. As it was we went all the way to the Country Park in Cwmdare, where the stables are and a little cafe where I could get a cup of tea and the kids pop crisps. Maybe 3 miles there and 3 miles back.

We had numerous debates whether we should continue. And several rests. Bradley gave up peddling about half way there, so I had to push his bike, which was hard work for me to bend down and try and get him to walk faster to catch up with the riders.
Eventually, I pulled him with a jumper around the handle bars, and he just sat admiring the view.
They were to sleep well that night, a six mile ride surely wore them out. From the archive: the last time we went to the Cwmdare Country Park in June 2003.

Bradley shot off several times peddling like a mad man.