Brave Dragonists enjoy Llyn Gwynant campsite in the sun
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Classic Bike Hub UK
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Is it really winter? There was no hint of wetness at this year’s Dragon Rally, my 19th, to which I rode my 600 1951 Norton Big 4 side-valve single – but 19 Dragons is nothing compared with an amazing number who have been to a lot more.
Like many more Dragonists, I stayed in ‘Betsy’ (Betws-y-coed) for Friday night and met up with many old friends – not camping, mind, but in comfort before going to the checkpoint the next day.
The checkpoint was at the cafe just past last year’s campsite at Capel Curig, which I remember as being about the best I’ve been to thanks to it freezing during the night and ensuring it didn’t become a quagmire.
Read more in the March issue of OBM
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