cycle tour

day 1

on the first day i was unsure of how i would go due to the fact that i could not ride a bicycle. with three days of practice of long periods of time at home i thought i would learn quickly. i didn't. it took me about ten times to actually get the bike straight but with a little help from dale i was almost on my way. on numerous occasions i fell and caused minor injuries to my legs and arms. after a while i was making it quite far but falling over on numerous times and taking a long time to get back up.

when i had taken a different way to the group with dale it was the same thing falling and getting back up but i had done 17km which i am told is good for a first timer. At the end of the day with 25km under my belt and after looking at my legs and hands covered in scratches the teachers decided it was time for me to ride the bus. it was the most relaxing moment of the day.

day 2

the second day held the same outcomes as the first day. i began with a head start with dale and Leon. a few half hours into the ride a car was coming. pulling over like i was shown by dale i believed that i had mastered it. unfortunately i misstepped and fell into a bush scraping my back. after getting back up i realised that there were gigantic bull ants all over my bike, my bag and my shoes. after a quick war with the bull ants i was on my way.

we arrived at some large hills at west point which was tough to get up on a bike when you don't know how to ride it. the view on west point was a really nice 360 degree view. on the way down my bike went for quite fast.a few metres down at 25km i went back on the bus. in two days i had travelled 50km.

day 3

on the third and final day i was perfect at bike riding. i went over rocky roads, crossed through tall grass and turned through long and weaving roads next to high cliffs. due to the many kilometres i had rode i was immune to falling over. sometimes. near the end of the bike ride the last few kilometres were done while going through a wind farm which was spectacular. during the ride my backside became extremely pain full and it even felt like it was on fire.

at the end of the bike ride i felt relieved and so did my legs and especially my behind which seems to have some kind of blisters on them. now every night i sleep on an unused gel seat trying to nurse my ass back to itself.