I suppose I should start this addendum by saying that I do not always
get time or remember everything that happens in a day. Often I am
rushed, usually I'm standing in the wash room trying not to look to
suspicious as I type away on my pda fone gizmo. Last night for
instance after composing my note for the day I was asked my two very
nice very alternative Dutch nationals to partake in a few glasses of
pastise before bed. We had a wonderful conversation sitting under the
stars we talked about Tolkin, Monty Python, backpacking told stories
and made jokes. I did not mention this earlier because I simply
forgot. I also failed to mention that it took me an hour to find my
way out of Josselin not because as a solo traveller I did not want to
admit I was lost but because again its not so easy to do on the fly.
However I do plan to reread all of my posts when I finish this journey
and add anything I forgot or did not realise till later in a sort of
epilogue. But there is one thing I do feel I should mention now and
that is the deep sense of lonelyness I feel during this trip. Mostly
when I am on remote forest highways by myself or in a campsite in a
forest late at night or when I sit in a pub surrounded by strangers
who do not speak my language. These are when I feel it most. I think
it is because I am never normally along, certainly not for more than a
couple of hours and if I want to talk to someone I can but here I
cannot, not in the way I need to. Basically I have no friends here
although I am surrounded by friendly folk. Today I almost cried on the
phone with my girl, I can't explain why it just came over me as we
exchanged the regular lovers banter. But I really felt and meant it
when I said I love you, I had a lump in my throat. I think this is
more than a bike trip to me now, it is a gateway to a set of emotions
I could never of experienced living as I did in Ireland, I was too
comfortable there. I do not care how long I stay on the road, it has
already shown me what I want and need, funny it did not take long but
I've always been hyper sensitive. Good night my friends.
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Day 5 Pt 2.
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My Love Of BicyclesI have owned many different bicycles in my life. I decided in my early twenties that I could live just fine with just a few bicycles and without a car. I have different bicycles for different uses.I live in Houston and use the Houston streets for my transportation. I regularly use one of my light duty mountain bicycles for grocery shopping. The light duty mountain bicycles are not as tough as my mountain bicycles. Light duty mountain bikes are also referred to as trail bikes.I would never take a trail bike off-road. I have a really tough mountain bike with a full suspension system for taking camping. I try to get out and really ride on my mountain bicycle at least once per month. I usually know at least one person that is going cycling every weekend. It is easy to hitch a ride with them.Some of the most expensive bicycles are recumbent. I bought one for myself and I love it. It allows me to sit in a reclined position and pedal with my feet forward. My recumbent bicycle seat feels like a lounge chair. My model is one of the faster ones and I love it.I had a boyfriend once that was also interested in bicycles. We rode together everywhere and he talked me into buying a tandem bicycle. That was a huge mistake. We just could not work together on that bicycle and it amplified the problems in our relationship that were just below the surface. We broke up about two months after the purchase of that tandem bike.I was on one of my bicycles just getting some exercise last week and I rode past a retirement community and saw something amazing. I thought I was up on all of the available bicycles, but I had never seen an adult tricycle before. They were amazing. I stopped and chatted with one of the women riders and she told me that she hadnt been able to ride bicycles in about twenty years. She needed the stability that the adult tricycle had to offer and felt like she had new freedom.My nephew has recently become interested in bicycles. He wants a BMX bicycle for his birthday. He asked me for it because, as the most enthusiastic bicycle rider he knows, I am most likely to indulge his desire. I think that I am going to try to talk him into a free style bike instead. If I cant talk him into a free style bike, I may end up buying both bicycles for him. I want him to love cycling as much as I do.To learn more about everything bicycles vist my site at: BrensMartUSA Bicycles Have a geat day and stay healthy!Brenda Sue
excellent site brenda, thanks i'll add it to our blog! i'll be sure to pass this on to RV later tonight! I love the idea of the adult tricycle, it's hilarious, fun and practical.
i know houston well, i imagine so much of the city isn't the most easy to navigate on bike yet there are many newer places i discovered last time i was there that were great for walking. a funny thing is that drivers would often feel compelled to pullover to ask me if i was alright because i was walking in some parts!
we still plan to build a tandem that we can each carry so i hope i won't hinder RV's mobility but we need a way to reach some farther parts of the city soon as summer is coming and we have many festivals and events to attend.
rgds, RV's Girl
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