- Sweaty: every place you go to, you are sweaty. Lovely. 3 days is the longest I've been without shower + change of T-shirt. I doubt that will be the record by the time I'm done.
- Farting: is not easy on the bike. You have to lean forward out of the saddle, upsetting balance.
- Hills: zooming is great fun, the straps of my camel pak slapping against my nipples is not. Chaffage!
- Butt'r: before going out, I need suncream, and Butt'r. Butt'r is for your ass, to ease the ache on the cheeks. Applying all this pre-cycle takes around 15mins and is a pain.
- Shoes: I have one pair and the moment I step out of them, they are an embarassment of the nose.
Thursday, 17 March 2011
Life in the Saddle
I feel I should fill you in on the grittier side of this tour.
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Smelly shoes never bothered you before. Ah no adventurer could really end up smelling rosy. it just wouldnt fit! As for the farts. Just let em buzz through your shorts :) hope the ass ache on that saddle aint too bad :) im sure your butt will firm to the rigours of it happily. (hope the cpu is working again. (prob being obvious, but make sure the sensors are close enough) Pleasure reading this mate. Everyone in Fal is interested and say good luck and stay chilled haha. I love the people you meet. It must be amazing to have a story to tell all the folks you're meeting. I wonder what it'd be like to actually stay with some of them for time. Interesting bit on Hume. Having a little debate now haha
ReplyDeleteNever mind the farts and smelly shoes - what about the steady supply of red apples?
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed reading this part of your blog because gritty questions were going through my mind which I was going to address in due course....now you have answered my questions!!! I'm enjoying your philosophical thoughts and descriptions of the wonderful places and people you are meeting. It sounds great over there and wonderful people. My friend has suggested I go and work in horticulture with her brother in Virginia....reading your blog makes me think this could be a good idea and great experience :-)
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