2015 in pictures a collection of photos depicting Garry’s year.
January
The year started off with Garry having to go into hospital for another operation on his back.
Essential Supplies
Hospital Selfie
Meal Time
February
Initially, February was spent recuperating from his operation in January but gradually Garry started getting some fitness back and was soon back on his bike.
River Lavant
Portsmouth cathedral, Portsmouth
Looking out towards Singleton from Goodwood racecourse
The Gribble Inn Oving
Old telephone box now a book exchange in Bosham
Holy Trinity church in Bosham
High tide in Bosham
Felpham seafront
River Arun at Littlehampton
Arundel castle
March
Garry went on a tour around the east of England and had a few days out playing the tourist.
Cuckmere river at the Seven Sisters country park Seaford
Old windmill at Rye East Sussex
Sandwich High Street
Garry trying to look sophisticated
Garry in front of Big Ben London
Dukes Head hotel Kings lynn
Purfleet Quay Kings Lynn
Garry’s granddaughter Rubi and Toby the cat
Fish and chips on Brighton beach
Trying to feed the birds in Christchurch
Old Norman house in Christchurch
Swans in Christchurch
April
April started off with a small tour in France and then once again playing the tourist in England with his cousin Zoe from Australia and then with Julie.
An outing with the Barr family
St Malo, France
Garry at Le Mont-Saint-Michel, France
Sunset on the beach at Les Pieux, Normandy, France
Looking out over Omaha Beach, France
Boats in Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, France
The American war cemetery at Colleville-Sur-Mer France
Julie holding a friends new puppy called Duke
Windsor castle, Windsor, England
Princess Risborough, England
Garry and his cousin Zoe at Windsor, England
Royal Crescent Bath, England
Garry and Julie in Bath, England
Roman baths at Bath, England
Getting ready to go on tour
May
Garry spent May touring around Spain and Portugal.
Wild garlic on the Isle of Wight
Passepartout loaded and all ready to head off for Spain
Garry on top of one of the many climbs he had in Spain
Julio Garry’s travelling companion for a while
Segovia
Garry on yet another climb
Toledo
The rock, Garry’s daughters engagement ring
Garry with Wolfgang, Hedy and Hanns at the campsite in Toledo
Not a happy Garry after being made to wear a helmet by the Gendarmerie
Storks nesting on a pylon
The twisting road down from Ventas de Zafarraya at 920m down
The other rock, Gibralter
Vila Nova de Milfontes, Portugal
A stork nesting in Portugal
The Rua Augusta Arch in Lisbon, Portugal
Santa Clara Convent at Vila do Conde, Portugal
San Simon in the bay of Vigo, Spain
Lush green mountains of northern Spain
The beach at San Antolin, Spain
Ribadesella, Spain
June
Garry spent a few weekends away down in Dorset.
Humorous sign in Wareham, England
Statue of Lord Baden Powell on the quayside in Poole, England
Looking out over Studland Bay
New Forest ponies drinking at the ford in Brockenhurst
The New Forest
More New Forest ponies
Julie pushing her bike up hill in the New Forest
It was a wet weekend we even had some ducks come and visit
Some classic minis
Cooking breakfast in the New Forest
Horse drawn bus in London
Another pony coming to visit in the New Forest
Corfe Castle
July
Once again Garry was in Dorset.
Lulworth Cove, Dorset, England
Lulworth Cove Dorset England
Passepartout in Warham, England
Enjoying the view and a pint of scumpy in Dorset
Dave, Tim and Garry on a boys day out
August
A trip to Devon and local things.
Toby waiting to go out for a ride
Chilli fiesta at West Dean house Chichester, England
A couple of random frogs in a pub garden
Plymouth distillery, Plymouth England
Narrow streets in Plymouth
Julie with her family on her birthday
Red sky in the morning
September
The weather was good so Garry was away most weekends.
Longlest House, Wiltshire, England
Longlest House Wiltshire England
Statue of Guy Fawkes in Bridgwater
Garry’s new MSR tent
Passepartout on Hythe pier
War memorial at Lee-on-Solent
Another picture of an unshaven Garry
Battle of Britain memorial flypast
The floating bridge at Cowes, Isle of Wight
Garry’s neighbours for the night at Brighstone Isle of Wight
Camping Hive at the campsite in Brighstone
HMS Warrior, Portsmouth
Old Portsmouth harbour
Southsea war memorial with the Spinnaker Tower in the back ground
Old bikes along Southsea seafront
October
A rather quiet month for Garry with just a few local rides out on his old Marin due to the saddle on Passepartout being sent away for repair.
Garry had to send his saddle off for repair
Garry’s old Marin loaded up
An old cannon looking out over the Solent
Garry with the Solent in the background
Some dovecotes and seating beside Langstone Harbour Portsmouth
Bognor pier early in the morning
A rather large breakfast
Pumpkins at Slindon
Kites at the first ever Bognor Regis kite festival
Garry at Brighton pier
Being held up at the locks in Shoreham harbour
Bognor beach early one morning
Garry with the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth
November
A nice busy month with Garry’s cousins visiting from Australia, plenty of short rides and baby sitting his daughter’s cat Toby!
Garry got bored so he decided to make a bird table out of spare wood he had
The finished product
Donkeys in a field nearby
he New Theatre Royal in Portsmouth
Garry in London
Christmas decorations already up in that there London town
Toby the cat
Shopping mall in Windsor
Garry, Errol and Zoe in Windsor
Out on a cycle ride with friends
Bognor Regis seafront early one morning
Garry playing games with his granddaughter Rubi
Garry and Julie headed for Gran Canaria for some winter sunshine
December
Not a huge amount of cycling this month, mainly due to the weather but Christmas was good and Garry’s services as a pet sitter were also called upon!
Boxing day at Vicky’s being photo bombed by Toby the cat
Toby trying out Garry’s bike
Christmas day at Julies
Wilson the dog, more pet sitting duties
Poinsettias in Plaza de Santa Ana, Las Palmas Gran Canaria
Enjoying a beer in Gran Canaria
Julie and Garry in Gran Canaria
Puerto De Mogan, Gran Canaria
Good pics 🙂 xxxx