Were there any symptoms to look out for, or was it just a routine check-up?

None on the trip, but I had a pain in the leg after I got home which didn't go away

A word of caution to riders of my age (66) above and below.

Visited the doc today only to be referred directly to the Infirmary, to learn I had a blood clot. No issues really, Doctor to tests to treatment took just 3.5 hours. (The NHS is fantastic).

Asked what I might have been doing that ...

Recently back from a trip to Northern Norway and used the Hull Rotterdam crossing. The following text I hope is self explanatory, and I suspect others have met the same fate. I would suggest that if we hadn't had such a dash across Germany that we couldn't guarantee getting the ferry in time, an ...

I am unable to improve on my riding companions photographic or library skill, nor for that matter his Pub Quiz knowledge. However, just to demonstrate that I was there ...

Hi Spud,
Thanks for the info, very useful.
If you are going to Nepal with your wife, be sure to wear your vest.
Father

Hi Simon,
Planning to come along in September. Pencil me in please.
Paul

Hi everyone,

Got home safely last night after a leisurely trip through France. Visited Chartres on the way up and saw a magnificent light show around the Cathedral and much of the town. Its on for most of the year, so riders to HISS Catalonia may consider it a useful stopover. Well worth the ...

1. I am only replying out of courtesy
2. Yes I am "Playing out". SWMBO has given permission to do the Aragon AND the Pyrenees HISS this year.
3. Part of the ears and eyes open/mouth shut is to avoid the ritual abuse I enjoyed last September. The very fact that I am posting for the SECOND time is ...

Beawre, long ago I was told to keep my eyes and ears open and my mouth shut! Beware the walls have ears!

Paul