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Garry McGivern Travelsonabike2 is bicycle touring England on Sunday, 21st-April-2024. Brockenhurst to Bognor Regis. 73 miles. That was a tough ride. There was a strong north-easterly wind blowing against me. And I did contemplate jumping on a train. But I thought that would be giving up. And let’s face it, I’ve not done that much cycling in the past few days.

There’s nothing to report about the ride home apart from it being hardgoing. Hopefully, my x-rays tomorrow will go okay, and I won’t be whisked away to the operating theatre. And I can get away again before they operate.

Knowing the NHS, and I’m certainly not knocking them. After all, I owe my life to them. But I think/hope it’ll be a few months before anything on the operating table happens. But then again, my neck is not the same as my hip. The consequences of not operating are a lot more serious.

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Garry McGivern Travelsonabike2 is bicycle touring England on Saturday, 20th-April-2024 in Brockenhurst. 38 miles cycled over the past three days. It just shows you how lazy I’ve been.

I cycled to Lymington today, all of six miles away. I was going to have a look around the Saturday market, but it was so busy when I got there that I just turned around and headed back to camp.

It’s been an enjoyable few days away and something a little different to my usual trips. Although to be honest, I do seem to be cycling less and less. And I don’t know whether I can really use my neck as the excuse. But I’m going to!

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You can also follow my progress and see where I stop each night by visiting the Where’s Garry web page; there, you’ll find a map of the route I’ve taken so far.

Garry McGivern Travelsonabike2 is bicycle touring England on Friday, 19th-April-2024, in Brockenhurst. Well, I’m still here. This trip seems to be turning into more of a holiday. But then why not?

After paying for another night, I went into Brockenhurst to get supplies for the day. Or should I just say beer? But I also got some other bits.

Brockenhurst is a great village with some traditional shops. There’s a butcher’s, baker’s, no candlestick maker! But there is a greengrocer and a good old-fashioned hardware store, as well as a couple of small supermarkets. I used all the shops apart from the hardware store.

A Short Ride

After dropping off my supplies at the tent, I cycled up through the woods to Lyndhurst. Another pretty town, although it’s on the main road and there’s always a queue of traffic. I had a brief look around and visited the Ferrari dealership before returning to camp via the main road. I didn’t buy anything this time at the Ferrari dealership. I’ll leave it until next time!

I found out today that I’m probably going to have my neck operation in Salisbury. At least there’s a nice campsite there. Maybe I could stay in my tent while I recuperate!?!

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This week’s Travelsonabike2 on this day post comes from France on the 19th-April-2011. I’m in France on my way home after flying to Malaga with my bike. It was the first time I’d flown with my bike. And was a trial run ready for my ride to Australia in a few months.

Tuesday 19th April 2011. Sigean to Le Grau Du Roi. 88 miles.

The mornings are definitely getting colder, and so are the days. I had to wear gloves this morning and didn’t take my fleece off until about midday. But the mornings are getting brighter. It’s light at 6.30 now.

Nice ride today. I was riding along the Canal du Midi, which was nice and flat. After a while I stopped at one of the locks for a break and found it very amusing watching all the people who had hired boats to sail up the canal, who obviously had no experience. I watched them trying to moor up while waiting for their turn to enter the lock. The ship’s captain (usually the husband) would try to manoeuvre alongside the jetty while the crew (typically the wife and kids) would try to stop the boat with the ropes tied onto the jetty. But they would usually miss the first mooring. The crew would then move on to the next mooring, but the captain had already put the boat in reverse and was trying to get the first mooring; this usually preceded a few choice words between captain and crew and some stern looks.

The rest of the day was mainly on cycle paths. I saw some flamingos, which was a bit different from the normal birds I see.

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