Bets y Coed was the destination and a camping site just out of town, plan was to arrive Sat and set up camp then ride on Sunday and Monday we were booked onto the forest coaster and treetop nets then were coming home Tuesday.
We packed up the van and got to the camp site Sat morning, nice little place right next to the river, i set up while Luca played games on my ipad 🙄 but it was muddy so i thought it best he stayed in the van anyway while i set up and unpacked his walking boots.
All set up we chilled most of Saturday and played football and frisbee on the campsite and threw sticks in the river and had races with them, felt good to be outdoors and the weather wasnt too bad, its wasnt warm but it was ok and it was at least dry.
Sunday morning Luca said he didnt feel too well and he didnt want any breakfast or go riding today, then he was complaining of stomach cramps so we chilled out for a bit to see how he felt later in the day. Then he threw up 🤮 well ok he’s defo not well, great ! In the afternoon he perked up a bit so we went into betws y coed for a walk round town, just as we parked the van up and started walking he threw up again, a lovely lady put a bottle of water on the floor next to us as she walked past. He did try a sausage from the chippy a bit later but that came back up so was best to leave him have no food and just water. We went for a walk through the woods next to the river and had a walk round the shops.
Doesn’t look bad for a poorly kid does he ! Haha but he had threw up twice already. He’s a good kid when he isn’t well he just gets on with it not much drama at all. I let him buy what he wanted from the shop to chear him up and he got a mood ring, he was made up to watch it change colour.
Back at campsite he threw up again so it was shower and bed down in the van for the night with a film, we watched kick ass then i realised it had a lot of swearing and rude gestures in for a 7 year old boy haha, he laughed at most of it and promised me he wouldn’t tell mummy hahahaha. I’m sure he prob has !
The next morning I thought he was ok, he woke really happy and didn’t feel sick.
But it wasn’t long before he was sick again so I made the choice to ring treetops change the booking and pack up and head home, not exactly the camping trip I had planned but couldn’t be helped.
Of course on the way home he got hungry and wanted a McDonald’s ..... that stayed down so then he wanted crisps ... and sweets .... he was back to normal, typical haha.
We got home and he was back to himself again helping me wash the van and playing on the trampoline while I mowed the garden.
So that was camping over and he was back at his mums, we shall be back in a few weeks to do the treetops and forest coaster and might get to ride betws y coed then.
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Back to work for a few days then we are here at Easter weekend, was hoping for lots of riding and then seeing Luca again on Monday, me Sam Cris and Jimmy went to Farmer Johns mtb park today. Last time I was there Sam went off the cannon gap so it was in my mind to get over it today if it wasn’t to sloppy into the ramp. Couple runs down I was ready for it, off the drop at the top and into the mud and front wheel washes out and i nearly ended up over the fence into the field haha. Back up again to hit the cannon gap Cris gave me a tow in for speed, it went pretty well exept i didnt make the corner but i was over the biggest drop / gap i had ever done so was happy.
2nd attempt did not go quite so well, as i didnt make the corner i was determined to drop my shoulder or turn in the air so i would make it this time. I think i was concentrating on that a little too much and not on the drop and didnt hit it with the same speed as last time, well i cased it big time and got bucked off and hit the deck pretty hard 😩
After a rest and check the bike was ok and get my breath back after being winded i examined the injuries and although i wanted to go again i was getting stiff and sore so went back up just to roll down see how i felt. I missed the drop and took the chicken line but went to jump the first table .... well that hurt my sides so i rolled my way down and called it a day. Bumped into Harry Main and he was filming his m8 on the gap so had a chat with him, proper laid back nice guy.
Packed up and got a cuppa at the cafe Cris, Sam and Jimmy were calling it a day as well so we headed home.
Back at home i was so stiff i couldnt even get out the van or wash the bike properly, my ribs are killing and cant breath in and the hip is feeling just as bad. A bit pissed of with myself as i have been doing really well and not had a big off for a while, it could of been worse i reckon if i didnt have my pads and body armour on.
Home i came to get a bath, i could barely get my bike out of the van and left the clothes and tools and helmet as i was in too much pain to be picking them up. Got myself in the bath and accessed the damage, big lump on my hip, bruises on my ribs and my neck is really sore. But ...... when i got out the bath I did feel a little better, rib / ribs are defo cracked or badly bruised at least, hoping the hip is just bruised and neck is starting to ease but maybe thats the co codamol starting to kick in.
So as i sit here writing this ive prob gone really stiff and wont be able to get off the couch again haha, really hoping its not as bad as i think and will be all good in a week or 2 as was hoping to get back to racing at Moalfre end of April, and ive got Steel city booked for 5th May !
Please send me lots of healing vibes, but at the same time i am thankful it was not worse espachally with what happened with Callum at Gisburn it makes you think and be grateful. In the meantime the crash was at least caught on the go pro ........ enjoy ! Hahaha
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