2. Rhayader and Llandridod Wells

A quiet day today, after two days of quite involved driving.  Rhayader is a small town with one distinguishing claim - it has more pubs per head than anywhere in Britain.  This claim seems justified as almost every other building in the centre is a pub.  Today was market day, and the town was full of the sounds and smells of a rural livestock auction.

The main roads around this area are fantastic to drive.  Up and down, left and right.  Slow and fast sweeping turns, challenging hairpins and just the occasional straight bit.  I saw a few signs indicating speed cameras, but to be honest there were very few roads along which even a spiritedly driven E-Type would break to law.  Fast driving would be more likely to involve a visit to a bodywork shop than a visit to the County Court.