How you think about yourself is impacted by what other people are telling you. We don’t look young so people ask if we are riding e-bikes, as we cycle west to east across the central North Island. This can make me feel like I’m not competent, even when my cycling proves otherwise.
Why are people so reluctant to accept endings? Everything eventually need to end to make room for the new, bike trips, ideas and organisations alike.
The concept of chewable chunks applies to COVID as much as cycle touring. Here are our strategies for breaking a 1300km cycle tour into chunks of a size we can cope with.
Cycling and cycle touring are two of my all time favourite activities. I don’t remember a time when I didn’t love cycling.
COVID is boring. Last time I got bored with my situation, I took a ride across part of the United States. It was fun…Type 2 fun that is only fun in the recounting. It pays to be careful what one wishes for.
