2017 in photos, Garry’s year in photos.
january
Bike rides to Brighton and Pagham. A walk around Petersfield and tests in the hospital.
Statue in Petersfield
Garry couldn’t find anybody on here
The new i360 in Brighton
Brighton seafront looking east
New photos for the website
Brighton beach
Brighton seafront with the old West pier and the new i360
All marked up after light testing
Garry got a sticker for being good
Patch testing on Garry’s back
Pagham harbour
Pagham harbour
February
A new tent and a trip to the Isle of Wight to try it out. A ride in the Southdowns and a new cat for Julie.
Looking back towards Ryde from the catamaran
Ryde Pier with the train that runs along it
The MSR the morning after
Campsite on the Isle of Wight
Cooking supper in the new tent
All ready for my first night in the new MSR
Waiting for the ferry at Lymington
Sunset over Bognor Pier
Health warnings on Garry’s new medication
We even had snow, all 2 minutes of it!
Sunset at Dell Quay
The Southdowns
Church of Saint Peter Lordington
Quiet lanes in the Southdowns
Racton ruin in the Southdowns
Racton ruin
Plenty of room for both yourself and all your gear
MSR Hubba Tour 2
MSR Hubba Tour 2
First set up in the garden
Hooks on the new tent
The exoskeleton pole system
MSR Hubba Tour 2
New look website
Rough seas in Felpham
It’s Murphy
MARCH
A family night out bowling, trips to London, Brighton and Winchester and a camping trip to the Isle of Wight.
A fun night out bowling with the family
The winning score card
Lobster pots on the beach at Worthing
The Fortune of War pub on Brighton seafront
Beer on the beach in Brighton
Fenchurch Street railway station
Walkie Talkie building London
The Shard
Julie and Garry at the Sky Garden
Tower bridge and the Tower of London
Looking east across London
Canary Wharf
Sky Garden on top of the Walkie Talkie building
Looking west towards St Pauls Cathedral
Entrance to Leadenhall Market London
Leadenhall Market London
No trip to London would be complete without a trip here to Stanfords, the biggest map shop in the world
Passepartout on the train coming home from the aborted trip to the Isle of Wight
Council offices in Winchester
The Westgate the last of the main medieval gates into Winchester
St Swithun Street Winchester
Dome Alley Winchester
Winchester Cathedral
Oh no! The legs are out!
Carisbrooke Castle Isle of Wight
Quaint Cottage at Shorwell on the Isle of Wight
Shorwell on the Isle of Wight
Brightstone Church Isle of Wight
Ready for a rough night
Hulverstone Church Isle of Wight
Netley Castle viewed from Hythe
Garry enjoying a beer after cycling back from the Isle of Wight
april
A mini tour around Dorset and Hampshire. A weekend in Brighton and the annual trip to the Isle of Wight for the bikers do.
Langstone
Highland cattle on Hayling island
It’s me heading off to Wareham
Crossing the Solent with the other Isle of Wight ferry going the other way
Poole beach looking towards the Isle of Purbeck
Lytchett Minster church
The Quay at Wareham
Sweet smelling gorse bushes along the side of the road
Street in Corfe Castle
Cottages in Corfe Castle
The remains of the castle at Corfe Castle
Poole harbour
Chocolate box cottage at Studland
Garry at the Studland Peninsular
Studland Peninsular
Heathland on Purbeck
Looking out over Poole harbour towards Brownsea island
Mountain goats along the seafront at Boscombe!
The river Itchenor
The river Itchenor on the way into Winchester
Somewhere just north of Winchester
Preston Candover chuch
Lovely old house in Greywell
The Fox and Goose at Greywell
View of the Fox and Goose pub garden from my tent
A frosty start after my night in the pub garden
Strange things in the Hampshire countryside
The old water supply in Selborne
South Harting village
Rapeseed growing in the fields
Garry enjoying a pint at the beer festival before it all went wrong
Some of the quirky shops in The Lanes at Brighton
More quirky shops in The Lanes at Brighton
Quakers meeting house in Brighton
I even got given a loyalty card from the pub in Brighton that we used
Wind farm being built off the coast of Worthing as seen from Felpham
With Dave and Helen in the beer tent at the bikers do on the Isle of Wight
Early on at the bikers do before it gets too bad
Looking out across the Isle of Wight towards the sea
The sheep at Grange farm Brighstone
The alpacas at Grange Farm campsite
Looking out over Brighstone bay towards St Catherine’s point
Brighstone Bay towards Freshwater
Wild garlic on the Isle of Wight at Shorwell
may
Baby sitting Garry’s daughters cat Toby. Another visit to the hospital and cycling trips to the New Forest and the Isle of Wight.
Garry cat sitting his daughters cat Toby
Garry’s mystery rash
Back in hospital
Hospital selfie
Garry wasn’t allowed to do anything after his hospital visit so couldn’t help Julie sort his garden out
Salterns lake Fareham
The temporary Hythe ferry
Red funnel Isle of Wight ferry
Campsite for the night in the New Forest
Ponies in the New Forest
Lymington river in the New Forest
Hatchet pond in the New Forest
Container ship in Southampton docks
Meeting different characters. Sammy and John every Sunday John brings Sammy down for a swim in the sea at Southampton.
The little pink ferry
The old floating bridge from Cowes now sitting in Portsmouth harbour
Look out the sandals are out!
Seafront at Rustington
River Arun at Littlehampton
West beach Littlehampton
West beach Littlehampton and the harbour entrance to Littlehampton
Langstone harbour Portsmouth
Southsea castle
Southsea castle
Pretty cottages at Hook along the cycle route to Southampton
The little pink ferry
Accident prone Garry after standing on a tent peg #ClumsyGarry
Rectory mansion Waxworks in Brading Isle of Wight
Fishing boat leaving Portsmouth harbour
HMS Warrior in Portsmouth
june
Trips to the New Forest, Isle of Wight and Somerset.
Garry along the seafront at Stokes Bay
The slippery walk down to the “Little Pink Ferry” when the tides out
Ray who’s 83, the skipper of the Little Pink Ferry across the Hamble
Campsite in the New Forest
Ponies grazing in the New Forest
Lymington Quay
The Isle of Wight across the Solent viewed from the New Forest
Boats at Eling Tide
Red Squirrel Trail sign
Garry along the River Medina
Rusting old boat along the River Medina Isle of Wight
Along the Red Squirrel Trail on the Isle of Wight
Cafe on the Red Squirrel Trail
Along the Red Squirrel Trail on the Isle Of Wight
Looking up Ryde Pier on my way to catch the catamaran back to Portsmouth
Shelter on Ryde Pier
Fisherman on Ryde Pier
Train coming into the station on Ryde Pier
The theme for the Bognor Regis Carnival, Garry missed this one!
Passepartout in Portsmouth
Portsmouth and the Spinnaker Tower
Bognor Pier
The River Hamble
Just because your camping doesn’t mean you can’t eat well, one of Garry’s camping recipes pasta Provencal
The carnage after cooking supper
Salisbury Cathedral
St Mary and St Nicholas’ Church Wilton
Pub at Stockton one of the villages Garry passed through this morning
Quite country lanes on my way to Bridgwater
The Hideout Campsite
Lion House Bridgwater
Steep hill
Poole Harbour
Shell Bay at Studland
Yarmouth Harbour
Last night of the tour to Bridgwater, campsite at Southbourne. Which was only 12 miles from home!
Felpham seafront
july
Helping out fellow cyclists, snakes, sailing on the Solent, camping in the New Forest with Julie and an annoying dog at work.
Showing Pierre the way
With Pierre and Catrine
The grass snake we found in the road
Next doors pet snake a Bull Python
Alice the Thames barge Garry went out sailing in
A safer place as any, Garry’s bike locked up on the jetty whilst he went off sailing for the day
The crew of the good ship Alice
Hoisting the main sale
Alan the captain of Alice
Some of the crew
More of the ships crew
Out in the Solent
No Mans Fort in the Solent
Arriving at Priory Bay on the Isle of Wight
Wilson just itching to get in the water
Alice moored up at Priory Bay
A good wind to take us back to Portsmouth
Wilson the ships dog
Gunwharf quays Porstmouth where we had supper.
Gunwharf quays Porstmouth with Alice the Thames barge in the background.
We had a little robin come and visit us in the New Forest
Red Robin in the New Forest
Frankie with my lump hammer
Frankie with my chewed up hammer
The tablets Garry has to take each morning
august
Playing the tourist locally, a boys day out sailing and a broken thumb!
Garry in Portsmouth debating whether to get the ferry to the Isle of Wight or not
Undecided he went to the pub for a pint or two instead
A yacht that run aground off the coast of Bognor
A boys day out sailing
Moored up for lunch off East head West Wittering
Looking up Arundel High Street
Looking down Arundel High Street
Arundel high street
An old windmill along the river Arun
Low water in Bosham
The entrance to Bosham quay
Little boats moored up in deeper water
Low tide with Bosham in the background
Bosham
The pretty village of Bosham
The path that is only visable at low tide in Bosham
The Anchor Bleu in Bosham our lunch stop
Julie and Garry in Brighton
Brighton seafront
Brighton seafront
Brighton pier
Fun fair at the end of Brighton pier
Royal Pavilion Brighton
The Pump House in Brighton
Enjoying a nice beer in Brighton while Julie shops
Old Portsmouth and the Spinnaker tower
First sighting of the Queen Elizabeth
The new aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth
Julie and Garry with the Queen Elizabeth in the background
Spinnaker tower viewed from Gosport
Farmers market in Chichester
East street Chichester
Garry’s blackened thumb
Cricket on the village green
Cricket on the village green
Not a road sign but a sign that points to all the local pubs instead
Another pint of beer
Garry outside yet another pub
september
Concert in London, New Forest camping and a few days in Oxford.
Houses of Parliament
Garry in London
The old GLC building with the London Eye
Neals Yard London
Windows in Neal’s Yard London
Lego big Ben in the Lego shop London
Lego dragon
Covent Garden
Radio 2 live in Hyde Park concert
Pop master quiz
Shania Twain in the rain
All the oldies with they’re chairs
A busy skyline in London with plenty of building going on judging by the amount of cranes
Mock Tudor gazebo in Soho Square
Marble Arch
Garry in Portsmouth
Old houses in Lombard street Portsmouth
The Ernest Smith clock tower in Portsmouth
On the ferry from Southampton to Hythe
The New Forest
Campsite in the New Forest
Garry cycling in the New Forest
Huge container ship on its way out of Southampton
West Cowes on the Isle of Wight
Leaving the Isle of Wight
A calm sea back home in Bignor
Garry trying to beat the rain
Garry enjoying a pint with Russ
Camping in Oxford
Tom Tower the entrance to Christ Church college
Oxford town hall
The corner of the High street and St Aldate’s
All Souls College
Radcliffe Camera library and reading rooms
All Souls college
Brasenose College
Brasenose College
All Souls college
Bodleian library
University Church of St Mary the Virgin
Clarendon building
Clarendon building
The Sheldon Theatre
Interesting statues outside the Sheldon theatre
The White horse, Garry’s favourite pub
Garry enjoying a pint in the White horse pub which has been in several films and TV shows
Some of the memorabilia on the walls in the White Horse
Trinity college
Townhouses at the front of Trinity college
Bridge of Sighs
New College lane
The High Street
Magdalen College
Punts waiting on the river Cherwell
Holywell street
Different styles of cottage on Holywell street
English Bed and Breakfast down Holywell street
One of the many narrow little alleys
Another old fashioned pub
Old Tudor style house
The covered market which was full of little independent shops
Fruit and veg for sale in the covered market
The Bodleian library lit up at night
The Sheldon theatre lite up at night
Garry back in the White horse several hours later or did he not leave
We had some friendly visitors in the morning
One was very friendly
And when asked to go away said “why?”
Carfax Tower
Spiral staircase leading up the Carfax Tower
Julie climbing up the Carfax Tower
The view from the top of the Carfax Tower looking towards the Radcliffe Camera
The corner of the High Street and St Aldate’s
Radcliffe Camera with All Souls college and the John Radcliffe hospital in the background
Christ church cathedral
Looking down the High Street
Council offices
Oxford Castle, “A” wing of the Oxford prison now a hotel
“A” wing from a different angle
Oxford castle, “D” wing now a museum
Oxford castle, “D” wing from a different angle
Oxford Castle
Oxford Castle
Oxford Castle
Cycle shop
Oxford town hall
Old man in a pub
Folly bridge
Iffley meadows cottage
The pretty lock at Iffley which we passed on our cycle along the Thames
Bridge at Iffley Lock
Lock keepers cottage
Bridge at Iffley Lock
Iffley Lock
Sandford lock
Ducks at Sandford Lock
Lock keepers cottage Sandford
october
Two trips to France and the Isle Of Wight.
Waiting in Portsmouth for the ferry to dock
Looking out of my cabin as I arrived in Le Havre
Flee market in Le Havre
Artwork in LeHavre
The Stalinist style church in Le Havre
Le Havre seafront
Even the roundabouts are interesting here
Even the roundabouts are interesting here
Cycling along on quiet roads
Aiguille d’Etretat
Aiguille d’Etretat
Garry and Passepartout at Etretat
Garry at Etretat
Looking north at Etretat
Etretat seafront
The local Mairie at Benouville
Cliffs near Yport
Cliffs near Yport
More quiet roads
Looking down on the town of Yport
Looking back along the coast towards Etretat in Fecamp
Prom at Fecamp looking towards Cap Fagnet
Church up on the hill at Fecamp
Penny farthing on this roundabout
Cafe des Tribunaux in Dieppe
Church of Saint-Jacques in Dieppe
Dieppe Castle
A murky view of the Seven Sisters from the ferry
Port of Newhaven
The under-cliff cycle path between Rottingdean and Brighton
Madeira Drive Brighton
War Memorial in Rustington
The strange-looking sun on the day I arrived back
Garry in St Malo
Château de la Duchesse Anne in St Malo
Château de la Duchesse Anne from the beach
Tall Ship in St Malo
Fort Guesclin, Saint-Coulomb
Church in Cancale
Statue in Canca;le
Cancale seafront
Pretty thatched cottage
Lunch break at Hirel
Windmill along my route
The little man on the bike that points the way on cycle tracks
Looking special!
That little man again
Horse and carriage taking people to and from Mont Saint-Michel
Mont Saint-Michel
Houses on Mont Saint-Michel
Bridge over La Selune river at Pontaubault
War memorial in Avranches
Campsite in Avranches
The composting toilet on the campsite in Avranches
The toilet block
Sunset in Avranches and a view of Mont Saint-Michel
Mont Saint-Michel at sunset
The view from my tent
Mist still in one of the valleys this morning
Looking down the hill at Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves
Another lunch break for Garry
The Gate Clock in Vire
Cows and sheep are about the only thing I’ve met today
War memorial at Odon-Hill just before Caen
Hotel de ville in Caen
Hotel de ville in Caen
Hotel de ville in Caen
Palais de justice in Caen
The impressive hotel de ville in Caen
Église Saint-Étienne-le-Vieux in Caen
The old chateau in Caen
Cranes along the Canal on the way to Ouistreham
Portsmouth Guildhall
New theatre royal, Portsmouth
Tudor style pub in Portsmouth
Queens hotel Portsmouth
The war memorial along Southsea common Portsmouth
Arriving on the Isle of Wight at Wootten Creek
The cliffs at Brighstone
At the campsite in Brighstone
Getting ready for supper
First course soup and bread
Sunset on the Is;e of Wight
The church at Chale
Chale church
End of the road in Blackgang
Blackgang or what is left of it, a lot of it has already fallen into the sea
Blackgang
Looking back towards Tennyson Down from St Catherine’s
Passepartout at St Catherine’s
Saw this just sitting in the trees as I came down from St Catherine’s
Thatched cottages
The Queen Elizabeth sneaking out of Portsmouth
Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier with the Isle of Wight hovercraft
Looking back towards the Isle of Wight as I leave on the Fastcat
Queens hotel Portsmouth
Old Portsmouth
The Fastcat ferry
And the sun sets on another tour
november
Isle of Wight once again and a birthday party.
Garry’s granddaughter Rubi
The Isle of Wight floating bridge that is still not working!
Julie and Garry
Cowes High street
Garry and Malcolm
Quirky cafe in Cowes
Cowes High street
Along the Squirrel Trail
Looking down the river Medina at Newport
The Bargemans Rest pub where we had a lovely evening listening to a trad jazz band
The trad jazz band
River Medina in the morning
Along the Squirrel Trail
Along the Squirrel Trail
Shanklin seafront
Julie along Shanklin seafront
Shanklin seafront
Bembridge harbour
Houseboat at Bembridge
Appley Tower near Ryde
We’ve had some lovely sunsets in November, this picture really doesn’t do it justice
december
London, meals out birthdays and a ride around the Southdowns.
Garry’s route to London the view from Bury Hill
Old house next to the cricket pitch in Ockley, a village on Garry’s route to London
The Oxo building London
The busy London skyline with new buildings going up all the time
Garry in London outside his favourite shop Stanfords
Garry (missing a front tooth) with his brother Eamonn and sister Mary
Christmas market in Portsmouth
Poached egg and pine nut salad one of the meals eaten out this month
Garry’s huge Dover sole
Julie, her mum and dad and Julie’s mum’s brother and sister-in-law
Julies mums birthday cake
Christmas decorations in Brighton
The snow in Garry’s garden, it didn’t last long
Garry’s friend Mick didn’t know which bike to take home after a visit to the pub
Garry all dressed up for the cold weather before his ride up to the Southdowns
Felpham Seafront a lovely morning to go on a ride
Garry at the top of the hill at Goodwood
A nice miscellany of photos. I hope you leave your body to medical science. Have you done a ride to Salibury?
The paperwork has already been filled in!
I was in Salisbury in June when I was on my way to Somerset, I camped there. It’s a nice ride up once you get out of Southampton.