Hi, I am a new member.
I have done a number of day trips over the past 10 years. I am not old enough for a free pass yet. I use a "rover" type ticket where possible but often I just have to pay the fares.
Here is one I did in April (15.4.14, trip no 106):
Morris Travel 288: Llandovery 9.15, Lampeter 10.19 (not Wednesday)
Lewis 585: Lampeter 11.25, Aberystwyth 12.58
Richards X50: Aberystwyth 14.10, Aberaeron 14.45
First 40/40C: Aberaeron 15.15, Carmarthen 16.49
Morris Travel 280: Carmarthen 17.45, Llandovery 19.05
All for £7.50, the price of a West Wales Rover (plus quite a lot of petrol to get there)
Highlights:
1) The beautiful scenery between Llandovery and Lampeter
2) The back roads around Tregaron between Lampeter and Aberystwyth
3) Aberystwyth, the harbour, castle and sea front
4) Aberaeron, the harbour and beautifully coloured houses around it
Lots more trips I have done that I can write about in future if anyone is interested, across most of the southern half of the UK.