Travelsonabike2 2021 Bicycle Tours
Garry’s 2021 bicycle tours, what another disastrous year! What with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and Garry’s hip! It’s not been a good year! Although it was slightly better than 2020!
The Covid-19 pandemic continued in 2021. And for the first few months of the year, travelling was difficult! Campsites were closed to basic campers, and hotels had to be pre-booked. (Pre-booking isn’t one of Garry’s strongest fortes!)
But in June, Garry finally managed to get away on his bike. It was only in the UK, but after being stuck at home for the past 18 months! Garry was grateful for anything! But no sooner had Garry got back into a bit of cycling than he got called into hospital! It was for his long-awaited hip operation, which he’d been waiting for since 2017!
Unfortunately, Garry’s hip operation didn’t go according to plan! And he ended up with an infected hip, the same infection that had put him in a coma in 2018! Thankfully, things didn’t get as bad this time. But Garry spent the remainder of 2021 in and out of the hospital, curtailing any more cycle tours in 2021.
Sadly, despite the hospital’s best efforts, Garry finished the year with his hip still infected! And another operation is planned for early 2022.
Follow & Support
If you’re enjoying the ride and want to fuel Garry’s next mile, you can always support him by buying him a beer. Or subscribe to his blog and follow him as he travels around on his bike. As a subscriber, you’ll be among the first to receive news and updates on future tours. And, of course, you can always follow Garry on social media: Facebook, Bluesky, Threads, X, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest. Garry’s also on Flickr, where you’ll find pictures from all his tours, along with regular photo updates that he generally publishes each month.
If you want to find out if Garry’s away touring at the moment and check his location, visit the Where’s Garry page. And after thousands of miles on the road, Garry’s condensed everything he’s learned into one place. So if you’re planning your own cycling adventure, read his reality check on long-distance touring.
Garry McGivern is a solo, self-supported bicycle tourist and the creator of Travelsonabike2. Having cycled over 70,000 miles worldwide on his trusty bike, Passepartout, Garry documents the reality of long-distance travel. Follow along for updates, gear insights, and the daily highs and lows of bicycle touring, whether he’s camped beside the road or in the luxury of a hotel. Join Garry on the road, and be inspired to start your own adventure. Read more.