Photos from my bicycle touring exploits around the world, which I’ve added to the website over the past month (March 2026). This month’s photos come from bicycle tours in Indonesia, France, England and the USA.
Once again, there’s no Flickr photo album this month as I’ve not been anywhere due to my hip. In the meantime, there are plenty of other albums from previous bike rides to view on my Flickr page.
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Bicycle Touring Photos Added To The Website
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A nice early morning dip
Despite it being cloudy it was still hot
Looking out over the High Weald
Poor Passepartout. What a place to have to spend the night
A boarded up shop along the Champs-Eleseey
The Palace of Versailles
Passepartout on the Isle of Wight ferry
St Bridget’s Church in Bridestowe
Made it to Land’s End
Chepstow Castle
Stonehenge, the nearest I got
The Gosport Ferry, my first ferry of the day
Leiston Abbey, Suffolk
Custom House in King’s Lynn
Maybe I’ll go for dip later
Just some of the medication I now have to carry
Garry at home in his garden
Garry at home
Garry on his world tour cycling across the USA
Getting ready to cook a hearty meal after a days cycling
Garry’s current favourite tent and set-up
Passepartout, on the Isle of Wight at one of Garry’s favourite campsites
Garry in Longleat
My trip computer before Mr Clumsy got his hands on it
The Spring blossom was nice at the beginning of the month
It’s in there somewher
Along Bognor seafront
Rock islands at Elmer Beach
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World Bicycle Tour: Cycling Indonesia on this Day in 2012
My on this day bicycle touring post comes from Indonesia on the 6th of March 2012. The sun was so intense in Indonesia that I had to buy some gloves to protect the back of my hands from sunburn.
Tuesday 6th March 2012. Merak to Jakarta. 76 miles.
I thought breakfast was at six this morning. So I was up, all packed and ready to leave straight afterwards. Only to find the restaurant closed, breakfast wasn’t for another half hour. Normally, I would have been a bit pissed off. Not today; it gave me time to go for an early morning swim. I’d just as well make the most of the hotel swimming pool while I can. I don’t get many hotels with a pool.
A nice early morning dip
Breakfast over. It was time to hit the road again. And with my new gloves, I felt like a proper cyclist. I’ll be buying Lycra shorts next!! There’s a lot more traffic on the roads here. It reminds me of India. Or maybe I’ve just got used to quiet roads. Although speaking to the man in the café that I stopped at for lunch. He said once I’m past Jakarta, the roads are a lot quieter. We’ll see. I hope he’s right.
When I reached Jakarta, the traffic was even worse. It was gridlocked. And, as usual, I got lost. Even if I wasn’t lost, the traffic was so bad I couldn’t move out of the flow. I was hoping to get through Jakarta and reach another town. But with the traffic the way it was, I was just wasting time. So I called it a day and found a hotel. I’ll get my bearings overnight and try again in the morning.
At least I’ve now booked my flight to Australia, but boy was it hard work! The price went from £100 to £184 after adding taxes, fuel surcharges, luggage, and food. They even charge a couple of pounds to pick a seat, any seat! But it’ll certainly be the cheapest flight I’ll ever get to Australia.
Subscribe to my blog and follow me as I travel around on my bike. Plus, as a subscriber, you’ll be among the first to receive news and updates on future tours. If you’re enjoying the ride and want to fuel my next mile, you can buy me a beer. 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.
Bicycle Touring to Australia: Indonesia, Kudus To Brondong
My latest bicycle touring to Australia update: cycling through Indonesia, Kudus to Brondong. 122 miles. After a good night’s sleep, I felt a little more relaxed this morning. Although my phone’s still not working! That was until I went for breakfast! I’d done my usual thing of loading the bike up, then going for breakfast. That way, I can get on the road straight away once I’ve checked out.
I’d nearly finished breakfast when the waitress came over and asked if I could move my bike. No problem, I’d nearly finished anyway. I finished my coffee and went outside to move my bike, only to find some officious security guard trying to move it! They do like to stamp their authority and make sure you park in the correct place! And maybe he was already upset with me for leaving it behind reception last night.
The fishing fleet is in today
With Vodafone still in the back of my head, I let rip and gave him a mouthful of abuse and told him where to go! I wouldn’t have normally been that rude, but what with my phone still not working and him moving my bike. He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time! I did, however, feel a little guilty afterwards. But it was his own fault; he shouldn’t have touched my bike! I’ve now decided to blame Vodafone for anything that goes wrong on this trip!
A Good Ride
It’s been a mainly flat ride today, as has all of Java. And I’ve had a nice tailwind, enabling me to make good progress. I need to up my daily mileage a bit. I fly to Australia on Sunday. And I want to be in Bali Thursday night or early Friday morning. I need to source a box to pack my bike in.
Well, I certainly upped my mileage. I missed the town I’d intended to stop in tonight and just rode straight through! I had intended to stop in Tuban, but it wasn’t as big a place as I’d thought. And before I knew where I was, I was heading out of town! And me being me, I wasn’t going to turn around. Luckily, though, I only had to cycle another twenty miles before finding this place. I’m staying in some resort with its own theme park! It’s a bit pricey, but hey, after 122 miles, I’ve had enough!
Despite having a long day and cycling 122 miles, I feel pretty relaxed and a lot less stressed than I was this morning. That might all change. I’m just about to phone that mobile phone company. I can’t even say their name now without getting wound up!
Tour Information
It’s been years since I took this ride, but the memories (and the data) are all archived:
Subscribe to my blog and follow me as I continue to travel around on my bike. Plus, as a subscriber, you’ll be among the first to receive news and updates on future tours. If you’re enjoying the ride and want to fuel my next mile, you can always buy me a beer. 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.
