Not only bikes

I've realised, with the booking of a couple of non biking holidays, that this blog doesn't only have to relate to my biking adventures, so expect to see posts about other stuff I get up to, sort of like a diary.

My next adventure IS a biking one, my trip to Aragon for the MotoGP race. That's just over 3 weeks away. 2 weeks after that, I'm off again, this time with Catherine, to Side, in Turkey. With all this time I've been spending away with Ginny and Grizzly, Catherine thought it about time I went on holiday with her. We've only been to Turkey before on a day trip from Kos, so this will be a new experience. Last time, I made my girls millionaires on my return, by presenting them with a 1 million Turkish Lira note each (value about 50p or something ridiculous like that).

Side, is apparently, on the Turkish Riviera, north and little bit west of Cyprus. We're not sun worshippers, though a dip in the nice warm Med would be nice but there are plenty of Roman and Grecian remains to be visited in the area, so that will keep us active.

I expect the winter will curb any further adventures this year, though some may say, becoming a grandfather in December will be an adventure in itself. Catherine and I have already made plans to pop to Wales once the baby is born, hedging our bets with 2 dates, one before and one after Christmas.

2020 will see me hit the big six-oh. I hadn't given that much thought until my eldest, Jennifer, asked if I had plans. She was fishing I think, because she knew she was expecting but had yet to spread the good news. She did get me thinking though, the upshot of which is, Catherine and I will be on a Caribbean cruise for both our birthdays in February. 😎 I have also booked a place for us and the girls, partners and grandchild to stay at in May, near Frome in Somerset. That's the worst thing about being a winter baby, the weather in February is usually cold/wet/icy, so not much fun for doing stuff. That's why I've chosen to delay the family event a few months. I've yet to devise the itinerary for that weekend yet but I'd like to do something we all remember. After that, I'll be back on the road with Grizzly, in June/July.

TTFN