OK, so earlier in the year I promised to show my Blogonaughts around this wonderful part of the world that Mrs Dookes and I now call home. I really was looking forward to getting out on Harley Davidson wheels, doing some V-Twin exploring and reporting back on the Blog.

I can hear the comments “It hasn’t happened Dookes!”

Well, no it hasn’t.

Things at Dookes H.Q. have been busy; like moving into a new house busy.

….and then I injured myself. Twice. On the same leg!

Which kinda put paid to riding motorcycles and to be honest anything else for a time. Fortunately we are blessed with really good medical care here in the Northern Highlands, so I am pleased to report that I have largely been repaired and I am well on the way to recovery; so long as I stick my physiotherapy program, which I fully intend to do.

It has been and continues to be, very frustrating; especially when young, but lovely, doctors slip in the “For a man of your age…” line in conversations!

When I was younger I used to feel pretty much indestructible.
I have always been very sports active and largely didn’t succumb to many injuries…well apart from various broken bones falling off horses, stress fractures of the legs through rugby and a broken nose playing football, not much at all really!!!
The recent leg injuries have left me realising and to an extent facing, my own advancing years, the sad fact that I don’t bounce as well as I used to and that I really need to be a bit more careful if I want to preserve my way of life and mobility!!

The really good news is that I am virtually back to full mobility and busy building my strength again. The physio program has been boosted by cycling, which around this beautiful scenery is truly no hardship at all, particularly as i cam find routes without horrendous hills to climb.

As for motorcycling? I hoping to get out on Harls maybe later this week and see how it goes, sadly there will not be any big trips this side of winter, but hey it’s one small step at a time.

In the meantime, these are a few photos that I’ve grabbed whilst out on man powered two wheels, this is a lovely place to be!

Catch you soon,
Dookes