Adventures of an over-fifty nomad
It’s common during long-term travel for plans to change. It’s about adapting to circumstances as they arise. Accommodating your own changing needs as well as managing situations and environments. Being comfortable with that, not stressing when things go ‘off plan’, is a big part of travel.
I’ve just gone considerably ‘off plan’ but that’s OK. It’s the right thing for me and I’m happy with it.
Continue reading “Changing plans & adapting”
I arrived in Woking tired, sweaty and in need of a beer. And then I bumped into Paul from Glasgow.
It was only 28kms of cycling, not a massive distance, but I’m an inexperienced pilot on a fully-loaded trike and there were plenty of hills. I was visibly drained.
27th October 2018 and Welford in Leicestershire, UK, is the first destination, on the first day of my first ever cycle-touring adventure. It’s only about ten miles from my departure point in Lutterworth, but it’s an important milestone – the adventure is underway!
Lutterworth on 27th October 2018, the bike is loaded and I’m ready for departure.
A couple of photos and an emotional farewell then I’m off.
A final glance behind then I stepped into the bright warm afternoon sun in late August 2018 and closed the door for the last time. On the drive, the back seat of a small borrowed car easily held my few clothes and remaining possessions and I had nowhere to call home.
Got the all-clear today after my CT scan of 10 days ago. No sign of cancer. At all. Yay!
I finally went to the doctor at the beginning of August because something wasn’t right. To be specific, my bowel movements, which hadn’t been ‘right’ for a few months, took a worrying turn. Worrying enough to convince me to stop ignoring the obvious and tell the doctor about it. Continue reading “Great news – it’s not cancer!”