Author: Garry

World cyclist, middle aged, over weight, drinks too much, eats too much. But can ride a bike for miles.
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Travelsonabike2 England Thursday 12th-July-2018

Garry McGivern Travelsonabike2 is cycle touring in England on Thursday, 12th-July-2018. Bognor Regis to Brockenhurst. 63 miles. I decided on Monday that I was going to cycle to Paris! So, on Tuesday morning, I got up at 3 am and was on the road by 3.30. I was off to Newhaven to catch the 9 o’clock ferry to Dieppe! But after about 10 miles, I was in too much pain and thought it was probably best not to go! So I turned around and headed for home!

Seafront early in the morning
Felpham seafront this morning

Just as well, I did go home! A: I didn’t have enough painkillers with me! B: I remembered how much I struggled on my last tour! C: the ferries were cancelled because of the loading and unloading ramp breaking down! And D, I’d forgotten England was playing in the semi-final of the World Cup!

Southsea Common
Southsea Common looking very arid

After getting some more painkillers and watching England lose to Croatia (even though we played really well), I decided to go away still but stay in England and head down to the New Forest.

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Garry taking a rest at Lee-on-Solent

I’ve upped my medication and am now taking the stronger tablets, the ones that have some nasty side effects and also, you’re not meant to drink with them! Well, I’ve not had the side effects apart from feeling a bit lightheaded, and I’m also enjoying a beer! They’ve also eased the pain a bit!

Nice ride down, albeit a bit hard going and painful at times, especially going uphill that really hurt!

Curry
Lovely curry for supper tonight

Not too sure what or where I’m going tomorrow; it’ll depend on whether or not I’m in pain!

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Odd Photos Taken In June 2018

Odd photos taken in June 2018 as Garry has travelled around on his bike.

A quiet month on the cycling front, with no trips away. Although Garry did celebrate ten years of cycle touring.

To find out the stories behind the photos visit the June 2018 archives page.

Netley Abbey
Ships waiting out at sea off the Isle of Wight
Garry’s new workbench
The Floating Bridge on the Isle of Wight was working for once
Garry down the New Forest on a training ride in 2008
Passepartout on the Isle of Wight in 2008
Enjoying a glass of port in Portugal
One of the many families that have taken me in for the night
There’s meant to be a beer shortage so Garry stocked up
Felpham seafront
Wilson stopped by to say hello
Garry along Bognor seafront
Bognor beach
Garry enjoying the sunshine
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Travelsonabike2 April-2018 YouTube Videos

Garry McGivern’s Travelsonabike2 April-2018 Cycle touring videos. Videos posted on his YouTube channel filmed on Garry’s bike ride in April, from Swanage to the Isle of Wight, up to London then back home.

You can watch the video below or on Garry’s YouTube channel. But honestly, it won’t be any more enjoyable wherever you watch the video! You can also subscribe to his channel. You’ll then be amongst the first to know when Garry releases a new video. Or subscribe to Garry’s emails and receive all of his updates.

April 2018 Cycle Touring Videos


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June 2018 Update

Rocks on the seafront

Haha, well, June got off to a really good start, not! As I said last month, I’ve been in a lot of pain. But not in my hip or back but in my lower leg, with the pain got so bad I ended up going to the hospital! After several hours of prods, pokes, tests and checks, they now think I’ve got Compartment Syndrome on top of everything else! And their advice was that it would probably get better when I get my hip done. But in the meantime, get plenty of rest! Rest I’ve been doing that for the past month or two how much more rest do I need?

Dog on a table
Wilson stopped by to say hello

Because of having so much pain, I’ve not been out on the bike very much! In fact, the only cycling I’ve been doing has been in and around Bognor! As you can imagine, I’ve found it pretty boring! I think people think I’m the new village idiot (new?) cycling around and around the same circuit two or three times a day!

CYCLING

After having enough of cycling around the same streets for a week or two, I decided to venture a bit further and cycled to Portsmouth and back again. It made a nice little round trip of 75 miles, which I enjoyed! The only problem was I was in a lot of pain afterwards. And it took me three days to recover!

Beer on a bike
There’s meant to be a beer shortage so Garry stocked up

Not learning my lesson from the previous week, I cycled back to Portsmouth the following week! And once again ended up in a lot of pain! This time though the pain was so bad I had to go to the doctor and get some stronger painkillers!

Maybe with these new painkillers, things might be a lot better, and I’ll be able to cycle pain-free. Although I am a bit sceptical about taking them as there are quite a few nasty side effects! And to top it all you are not allowed to drink with them!

TENT

As you may or may not be aware, I’ve been having some problems with my MSR Hubba Tour tent ever since I bought it! Well, the people at MSR are sending me a new, updated version of the tent, which hopefully addresses some of the issues I’ve been having! It should arrive early next week; then, hopefully, I’ll go away for a night or two to test it out, pain or no pain!

Man at a table
Garry enjoying the sunshine

The weather here has been glorious. It’s been more like Barbados than Bognor. This is a bit frustrating as it would be lovely to be able to go away on tour! But instead of touring, I’ve been sitting out in the garden with the laptop. Re-writing the daily blogs, I send out and making them into books which are available to buy on Amazon.

As promised last month, there are also some new videos up on my YouTube channel!

Still no news on a date for my operation!

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