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World cyclist, middle aged, over weight, drinks too much, eats too much. But can ride a bike for miles.
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Garry McGivern’s April-2018 Photos

Garry McGivern’s Travelsonabike2 April-2018 cycle touring photos. Photographs that have appeared on the website over the past month. This month’s photos come from tours in Dorset and the Isle of Wight. Followed by a trip to London, Surrey and Sussex. To find out the stories behind the photos, visit the archives page April 2018.

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Garry McGivern’s April-2018 Photos
St Faiths church, Havant
Stokes Bay
The broken saddle
Garry’s old saddle with the rivets sticking out
The pink shelter that matches the pink ferry
Garry waiting for the “Little Pink Ferry”
River Hamble at Warsash
The Itchener bridge at Southampton, normally I’m cycling over it
7-miles along beaches like this
Horses playing football in the New Forest
On the chainlink ferry
Garry all set up for the night at Toms Field campsite
Garry’s rather swollen and puffy eyes
Corfe Castle
The Two sails bridge at Poole
Beach volleyball at Boscombe
Christchurch harbour
Coming into Yarmouth harbour
Garry’s torn shorts, a result of his old saddle
A sunny morning on the Isle of Wight
Cycling along Ryde pier
Looking back along the pier towards Ryde
Disused crane at the end of Ryde pier
Passepartout all loaded up and ready to go
Cancelled train
Arundel castle viewed from a train
Dulwich college
Kay, Rick and Billy the dog
Billy the dog
Passepartout hiding in the bushes
Shirley windmill on the outskirts of London
Bluebells in Selsdon nature reserve
Cycling through the woods
Bluebells in every direction
One of the many aeroplanes that have flown above me tonight
Taking the off road route for a change
Passepartout with the blue bells in Selsdon Woods
Cycling along on the Worth Way
Rough tracks following the phone again
Traditional butchers shop
View from my tent tonight
Campsite at Washington
The Swiss chalet at the campsite that was the shower block

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Travelsonabike2 April 2018 Tour Map

East England map

April 2018 bicycle tour map from Garry McGivern Travelsonabike2. The map shows where Garry spent each night of his bike ride around East England. Behind each pin is a brief description of the day’s ride, along with the miles cycled for the day.

With the country experiencing a mini heatwave, it seemed the ideal time to go away, especially as Garry’s been forced to give up work! Garry was diagnosed with Osteoarthritis in his right hip. And is waiting to go into the hospital to have it replaced! But without a date, why not go away? But where?

After a bit of thought, Garry decided to head to Swanage. Unfortunately, 40 miles from home, Garry’s saddle broke! Finding it too uncomfortable to carry on, Garry jumped on a train and headed home. Luckily for Garry, he had an old saddle. Although it wasn’t brilliant, it served its purpose, allowing Garry to get back on the road!

You can find out more by visiting the England April 2018 tour page.

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April 2018 Update

River with boats on

The month didn’t start too well, I‘ve had to give up working for a while until I get this hip sorted out! Which I still haven’t got a date for, but at least there’s some progress I’ve got my pre-op in a couple of weeks, and the occupational therapy team are coming around to my house to assess my needs! That should be interesting! A two week holiday in the Carribean or a never-ending supply of beer maybe!

While on the hip front, it’s starting to annoy me now! Some days it’s just dam uncomfortable, yet on another day it’s really painful, and it doesn’t seem to make any difference what I do!

With some spare time on my hands, I had plenty of time to make some more YouTube videos! This time they were of my cycle ride around the Isle of Wight and Hampshire last month.

In a bid to try and keep fit before my operation and possibly lose a bit of weight! I decided to go away on the bike again.

Touring bike loaded with panniers
Passepartout all loaded up and ready to go

It wasn’t the longest of tours, and I certainly didn’t do the normal daily mileage that I do, I was too uncomfortable and in pain! But as I’ve always said it doesn’t matter how many miles you do, although I did find it a bit frustrating that I wasn’t able to do my normal mileage!

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Taking the off road route for a change

Despite not doing my normal mileage It was still an enjoyable little ride, and I got around to seeing a few friends that I’d not seen for a while.

I’m hoping to go away again in the next day or two, but again I doubt if I will be going too far away!

Bluebells in Selsdon Woods
Passepartout with the bluebells in Selsdon Woods

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Travelsonabike2 England Friday 27th-April-2018

English lawn

Garry McGivern Travelsonabike2 is cycle touring in England on Friday, 27th-April-2018. Washington to Bognor Regis. 20 miles. Very short ride home today for no reason at all, as it turns out! I only headed home because I was supposed to be doing somebody a favour, but as it turns out, somebody else did it! Which is fine I just wish that I was told then I wouldn’t have come home!

Anyway, all that aside at least I’ve been able to wash my clothes properly and also dry the tent out.

Swiss chalet
The Swiss chalet at the campsite that was the shower block

I was up nice and early this morning after looking at the weather forecast for today. It was forecast to rain from the early hours of the morning until about midday apart from a break at about 6 am!

So, not really wanting to pack away in the rain, It was a bit of a dash!

For once the weather forecast seemed to be pretty spot on! And I managed to pack up and get on my way before it rained!

Now I’m home I need to force myself to keep active! It’s all too easy to sit around at home or go down to the pub all day!

I might have to go away again, watch this space!

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