“…the few alternatives we have made have been all very much for the better.” Persuasion, J. Austen
At the time of booking the cycling trip, I took an unusual decision of not including the flights in the trip. I figured, by checking out the various air companies, that I can get the flights for the same amount as the tour company was going to charge me. Perhaps I might also bolt on a few days somewhere else, so it didn’t make sense to include the flights.
As it turns out, having had a proper look at the trip details and the amount of cycling required, that might have been the best idea I’ve had yet. The trip is due to finish on a Wednesday, so I’ve decided that on a way back, I will stop over in Singapore for 2 or 3 days, book myself into a nice hotel with a swimming pool and a spa, to relax and decompress after nearly a week and half of cycling, and get over the ordeal. Yes, that’s exactly what I’ll do. I will get in touch with the Exodus travel team to help me sort out the flights, however, closer to the date. I’ve reconsidered my decision. Otherwise I have a bad feeling, that I will book the tickets for the wrong day. With the time difference, it’s not always easy to figure out when one should leave each country. That is for the future. Many months to go before I need to sort out that out.
In a meantime, I need to start the training. Christmas is over, New Year is nearly here.
There is a little snug to my plan, however. I don’t actually own a bike. I live in a small studio, and there is no room for one. I have thought of joining the gym, but that to me always feels like waste of money, besides which I know I’ll get bored. More importantly however, no matter the settings on a gym bike, you just can’t replicate actual outdoor cycling in full.
Boris Bikes it will have to be. It was Boris Bikes that I started to ride, in order to lose the weight the first time round all those years ago; and despite the pop-up of many other cycling schemes in London – Boris Bikes are still my go to choice. The scheme just feel easier, simpler to use – even if I feel that there is a need for more docking stations, and further afield.
So that’s that. I know the distance required, I have a access to a bike, a rough idea in my head of how I’d like to start training, on my way I go
- Days to trip: 385 days
- Weight: 90.7 kgs
- Distance travelled: 0 km
- Stupidity level: Reasonable
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