Apologies in advance here... the s and y keys don't work very well here, so don't mind the weird spelling.
Today's brought the cyclist back out of me.
After lunch I rented a mountain bike with the idea of exploring the town a little bit easier, but I ended up doing 60km to the local waterfalls and back. Possibly the bet thing I've done while I've been out... perfect (if lightly hot) weather, really nice roads, no traffic whatoever and generall just good fun! Everything from the smell of the sun cream before hand, to the roads on the journey, to the feeling of freedom it gave, to the aches and pains and even the arbitrary croissant I had afterwards, reminded me of Bike Europe.
Racing Tuk Tuks and motorbikes, high-fiving local kids by the ide of the road and getting pointed at for riding no-handed (once by a pick-up full of orange-robed monks), I thoroughly enjoyed myelf. The 32km to the waterfall took jut under 2 hours, with a head wind and an average uphill gradient and the way back took 1h20. Pretty proud of the effort it took, but I'm not as fit as I was and I had to reort to the granny ring at one point!
Yet you know it's a good day when just at the crest of the biggest, most painful hill, the wind picks up from behind, your ipod flicks over to Louis Armstrong's What A Wonderful World and you begin a nice fast, long descent. And yes, I was riding with my ipod in... I know it's dangerous, but I was wearing a helmet, so it all cancels out in the end.
That' all I wanted to report... today has been a day of miles and smiles for me :)
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