Pricycles

That’s right, I’m off to Germany at the end of august with my best mate, Joe. To be more specific we’re flying to Baden Wurttemburg, then back from Munich in Bavaria, Germany’s largest state. Everything else inbetween has no plan, we just see where the trip takes us.

Map of Germany

Places of particular appeal are the Black Forest & Bavarian Alps. Need I explain the appeal… …I think not!

Spectacular even on film!

Germany appeals to me for not only its beautiful countryside, but it’s reputation for engineering excellence. I love things done not only properly, but as best they can, just because you can. I visited Germany some years ago with a school trip but was rather sheltered from the real experience as any young whipper-snapper ought to be. Faint memories keep returning of trumendously striking architecture & a clean environment with simple principles that this country seems to have lost. Principles of recycling & efficiency.

I wish to return to see how my memory fares up & experience some relative freedom from todays busy world. Well at least before the flight home!

We depart Stanstead Friday 28th August & depart on the homeward bound flight Wednesday 9th September, hopefully older & wiser with lifelong memories (good ones that is!)

Dave

Not a huge amount of travels and excitement have gone on just recently (hence the lack of posts). But just so you don’t thing I’ve forgotten about it all, here’s an progress update…

…Hill Walking has been creeping into my agenda more and more just recently. Took a refreshing stroll up Pen-Y-Fan this Saturday just gone with my girlfriend Charley, despite the cloud. Though every now & again, the light wind would blow the clouds clear to produce some eye catching scenery & effects!

Plans are a foot for some more walking this Saturday In the Abergavenny area with my friend’s Joe & Sam.

The biggest concern I’ve had just recently, is my health. Despite having good physical fitness, I’ve been experiencing episodes of light headiness, chest pains, sudden sweating & breathlessness. Symptoms that have been increasing in frequency over the last month or so. I took a trip to the doctor today for an ECG scan. Not quite getting the full results the doc wanted, I’m now waiting an appointment for a bigger scale ECG scan in Hereford hospital. Now i don’t know a lot about this type of scan other than it traces the electrical signal from the brain to the heart. By means which i do not know, it can reflect major problems of the heart that has been experienced further back in history. Now as i say, the doctor wasn’t entirely pleased with the accuracy of the results, but did express a concern of irregularities in the nerve signal from time to time, possibly causing these symptoms? I’ll have to wait to find out more.

This is a blatant concern & i will be halting plans for intensive training & races until i know more. With exception of the Gold Rush event this weekend at coed-y-brenan, competing as a relay team.

It seems so many aches & pains are catching up with me. So i feel it perhaps a good plan to let my body recouperate at last. Of course still keeping active but at a more forgiving level…

… racing has gone far from the top of my priority list! The question i do not know is for how long?

Dave