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Garry McGivern (Travelsonabike2) cycling after surviving severe sepsis shock on his trusty bike, Passepartout

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Life After Sepsis: Cycling England, Harwich To Bognor Regis | Travelsonabike2

Bicycle Touring England: Harwich to Bognor Regis

Life after sepsis and back to bicycle touring, my latest update: cycling in England, Harwich to Bognor Regis. 89 Miles. Well, I’d like to say that it’s good to be back in England, but it’s not! Busy roads, with drivers who don’t have any patience, and roads that are full of potholes! And worst of all, the rubbish that litter the countryside is unbelievable! What’s the matter with people? Do they not care anymore? I’m ashamed to call this country home!

Ditch with litter in it
There’s litter wherever you look

Well, that’s the rant over with! It was very cold this morning. In fact, it’s not warmed up all day, I even had to get my gloves and fleece out!

Viaduct
The viaduct in Central Park, Chelmsford

It wasn’t a particularly pleasant ride to start with. Not until I reached Chelmsford, then things seemed to improve. The roads improved, and so did the drivers! There was still rubbish everywhere, though! Cycling into London was really nice. To my surprise, I found a Greenway, which took me all the way to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Path
The Greenway in the centre of London

I would have liked to cycle home tomorrow, but to find somewhere to stay in London tonight at short notice is ridiculously expensive! So I took the easier and cheaper option by getting the train! Besides, it’s not a particularly nice ride home from London anyway!

Sculpture
The Arcelor Mittal Orbit at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

All in all, it’s been a very enjoyable tour, and my fitness seems to have returned to pre-sepsis levels. It’s just a shame that I’ve now got to go back into hospital! But then again, now is the right time to give me the best chance of a speedy recovery! Total miles of both legs of this tour: 1766.

Life After Sepsis: Eurovelo Bicycle Tour Information

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If you’re enjoying the ride and want to fuel my next mile, you can always support me by buying me a beer. Or subscribe to my blog and follow me as I travel around on my 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 me on social media: Facebook, Bluesky, Threads, X, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest. I’m also on Flickr, where you’ll find pictures from all my tours, along with regular photo updates that I generally publish each month.

If you want to find out if I’m away touring at the moment and check my location, visit the Where’s Garry page. And for an insight into the gear and logistics that keep me on the road, see my Life at 10mph Guide.

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Life After Sepsis: Cycling The Netherlands, Rotterdam To Hook of Holland | Travelsonabike2

Bicycle Touring the Netherlands: Rotterdam to Hook of Holland

Life after sepsis and back to bicycle touring, my latest update: cycling in the Netherlands, Rotterdam to the Hook of Holland. 34 Miles. Well, that was nearly a disastrous ending to the whole trip! I only booked the ferry the wrong way, England to Holland, instead of Holland to England, what an idiot!

Trees on water
The bobbing forest

Thankfully, the very kind girl on check-in changed the route at no extra cost! I thought the times of the ferries were different to the ones I’d got!

Ships cabin with bunk beds
Definitely lucked out on the cabin; there’s even a TV

Spent the morning hanging around the hotel. It was pouring with rain. And I didn’t have to be at the ferry until 11 pm. Well, that was what I thought!

Box shaped apartments
The Cube house

After spending the morning in the hotel, I then went out to play the tourist. I liked Rotterdam. I thought it was a lovely place, made all the better by the fact that everything is accessible by bike!

Bridge
The Erasmusbrug bridge

Luckily, I got bored with playing the tourist and headed for the ferry. Just as well, it was due to leave an hour earlier than I thought! It was an easy 20-mile ride to the ferry terminal at the Hook of Holland.

Cycle route signs
I liked this sign

Life After Sepsis: Eurovelo Bicycle Tour Information

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If you’re enjoying the ride and want to fuel my next mile, you can always support me by buying me a beer. Or subscribe to my blog and follow me as I travel around on my 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 me on social media: Facebook, Bluesky, Threads, X, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest. I’m also on Flickr, where you’ll find pictures from all my tours, along with regular photo updates that I generally publish each month.

If you want to find out if I’m away touring at the moment and check my location, visit the Where’s Garry page. And for an insight into the gear and logistics that keep me on the road, see my Life at 10mph Guide.

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Life After Sepsis: Cycling The Netherlands, Arnhem To Rotterdam | Travelsonabike2

Cycle Touring The Netherlands 20th-October-2019

Bicycle Touring the Netherlands: Arnhem to Rotterdam

Life after sepsis and back to bicycle touring, my latest update: cycling in the Netherlands, Arnhem to Rotterdam. 78 Miles. A much better ride today. with no wind and no rain, although it was rather chilly. But I’ll take the cold over the rain any day! I’ve spent the whole day on cycle paths. In fact, since I’ve been in the Netherlands, I don’t think I’ve cycled on a single road!

Man and dog sculpture
Amusing sculpture. Is it Snoopy

How things have changed. I remember the last time I came here, I got nothing but abuse from car drivers as I cycled along the roads!

Road trees
This is how roads should be

But back then, we didn’t have the apps we have today. It was a good old paper map!

Water bikes bridge
It’s the Netherlands, canals and bicycles!

And of course, the maps I use are of the whole country and don’t show minor, or rather smaller towns! According to my maps, there was nothing between Arnhem and Rotterdam!

Life After Sepsis: Eurovelo Bicycle Tour Information

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If you’re enjoying the ride and want to fuel my next mile, you can always support me by buying me a beer. Or subscribe to my blog and follow me as I travel around on my 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 me on social media: Facebook, Bluesky, Threads, X, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest. I’m also on Flickr, where you’ll find pictures from all my tours, along with regular photo updates that I generally publish each month.

If you want to find out if I’m away touring at the moment and check my location, visit the Where’s Garry page. And for an insight into the gear and logistics that keep me on the road, see my Life at 10mph Guide.

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Life After Sepsis: Cycling Lorick, Germany To Arnhem, Netherlands | Travelsonabike2

Bicycle Touring: Lorick, Germany, to Arnhem, Netherlands

Life after sepsis and back to bicycle touring, my latest update: cycling, Lorick, Germany, to Arnhem, in the Netherlands. 76 Miles. I had an annoying start to the day. In fact, the whole day has been rather annoying!

Initially, the day started off really well. I got up and found that the tent was more or less dry! No having to pack it away wet for a change. Unfortunately, while I was having breakfast, it started to rain! Only for a short while, but enough to get the tent damp, never mind, same old, same old!

Border sign
The first of only two pictures taken today!

About an hour into my ride today, the wind got up, and it started to rain and has been doing so on and off all day. In fact, it’s been pretty chilly! The weather’s been so bad I only took a couple of photos, and they’re not exactly brilliant!

Windmill
The second picture of the day, what else would it be?

Life After Sepsis: Eurovelo Bicycle Tour Information

Follow & Support

If you’re enjoying the ride and want to fuel my next mile, you can always support me by buying me a beer. Or subscribe to my blog and follow me as I travel around on my 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 me on social media: Facebook, Bluesky, Threads, X, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest. I’m also on Flickr, where you’ll find pictures from all my tours, along with regular photo updates that I generally publish each month.

If you want to find out if I’m away touring at the moment and check my location, visit the Where’s Garry page. And for an insight into the gear and logistics that keep me on the road, see my Life at 10mph Guide.

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