Six months of cycling

We have now been on the road for six months. Here is a little snapshot of the journey so far:

Distance cycled: 5,000 miles
Money spent on the road: £1,625 each
Countries visited: 14
Police escorts given: 1
Times stopped by the police/military: 15 (all Iran, all involving the question ‘what football team do you support?’)
Times fallen off (Tim): 5
Times fallen off (Laura): 1 (ice)
Best food eaten: Georgian acharuli khachapouri
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Worst food eaten: dried cat meat (Slovenia, accidentally. Delicious until we found out what it was)
Beard shaved (Tim): 0 times
Legs shaved: (Laura): 2 times (my two sisters will be deeply unimpressed)

Favourite quote (from serious young man):
I find Alex Ferguson very attractive. I love her.

Best campsite: Slovenian hill top
Worst campsite: mosquito ridden, rabid dog threatened, killer gypsy infested, blue barrel barricaded, hot and sweaty, fast food shop’s back yard outside Thessalonika

Best roadside gift: a child

Most inconvenient roadside gift: 3 huge bags of satsumas

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Most random gift: lacy leopard print knickers

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Amount raised for our charity JDRF: £367
This is not very good. Come on people, we cycled through WINTER and it was FREEZING. Here’s a photographic reminder:

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Please help us reach our target and donate to JDRF here, they are a really fab charity. Thanks to those people who have already given.

Number of anti-USA protests accidentally attended: 1

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Comments

4 responses to “Six months of cycling”

  1. Ben Williams avatar
    Ben Williams

    Tim – top beard tip: get yourself a Sikh beard net when you get to India. It’ll keep it all neat and close, and cut the wind resistance I’ve no doubt you’re experiencing, boosting your progress.

    And it’ll make an excellent photo.

    Please take that photo.

    1. Sharon Tomlinson avatar
      Sharon Tomlinson

      Or alternatively ………a razor (mother in law tip)

      1. Got the scissors out today Sharon… But they didn’t make it any lower than the tops of the sideburns I’m afraid.

    2. Thanks for the tip off Ben. It’s a toss up between that and an Icelandic beard cap: http://www.neublack.com/fashion/beard-caps/

      QI also did a little feature on devices for keeping one’s moustache free of one’s food/drink too. So, basically, there are options…

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