I'd deliberately not posted anything over the last few months, mainly because there was very little to say and because I thought if I kept you hungry, that would keep you coming back for more.
This post could be said to be my scheduled post, given that D-day was/is just over a week away. The content though, is not what I had planned.
Many of you reading this will already know, that with just 2 weeks to go to the off, I suffered a heart attack. I'm happy to report that it was caught in time (clearly!) and that the NHS have me all fixed up, having fitted a tiny stainless steel stent to one of my arteries. Fixed I may be and touch wood, will remain so going forward, with my box full of tablets but that doesn't mean everything is OK and I'm ready to rock 'n' roll. No, my recuperation period, time off work and time off the motorcycle is going to be about 6 weeks, maybe more, so you don't have to be Einstein to realise, that for me, ze tour iz over! Not sure why I said that in a German accent, maybe because we would have been staying a few nights in Germany en-route to/from Scandinavia.
To say I am gutted, would be an understatement. Having spent as long as I have planning this tour, to have it snatched away from me at the eleventh hour is hard to take. The main thing tough, is that I am still alive and thus, will be in a position to re-schedule for next summer instead. Yes, you read it here first folks, the Wild Hogs Scandinavian Tour, leaves Blighty on 2nd July 2017.
Of course, it's not just me this affects and I feel quite guilty, that Grizzly has lost his holiday too. However, all is not lost for my rounded Irish chum, as he still plans to come across to the UK on 1st July. He's also going to go across on his scheduled Eurotunnel crossing to spend (probably) a short time in Belgium. He'll then come back and stay with me for a day or so, before heading back to Ireland. Not quite the same as 20 days touring Scandinavia but better than nothing (my lot) I guess.
Not sure what I am going to spend this summer (if it ever arrives) doing now. Normally, I'd be doing the next tour but that's done now already. Obviously I will have to make some little adjustments but otherwise I'm going to be at a bit of a loose end.
There isn't much else to say at this point in time, except to say, watch out for the next updates.
Cheers
No need to feel guilty Woody. The main thing is that you are on the road to recovery. And I look forward to meeting up next week. And may I add yo did a fantastic job on the planning of the tour.
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