Back in August, we posted “You Know You’ve Been Cycle Touring For a Long Time When…”. It’s now 6 months later; this is the sequel. You know you’ve been touring for an even longer time when:
- You regularly pick the ants out of your sandwich or soup but continue eating. You did pay 50 cents for it after all!
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All of your clothing is mended or patched in some way. You even make the difficult choice of sacrificing one pair of cycling shorts to save the other two.
- A new pair of socks is cause for huge celebration, perhaps even a tear or two.
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It’s been months since you wore anything with a zipper.
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You wake up one morning and you can’t remember what country you’re currently in. Tunisia? Laos?
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You don’t even flinch anymore when a group of woman gather around you and start poking your thighs saying things like “oh lady, very big”.
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You nonchalantly open your hotel room door and escort out the humongous (easily 2.5 inch) cockroach you found curled up next to you on your bed. A few months ago, this incident may have perturbed you.
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After you spot a rat running into the kitchen of the restaurant you are eating at, you look at each other and agree that “that was a pretty big one” and continue eating your dinner.
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You justify buying that expensive deodorant with the reasoning that you’ll spend less money on laundry… (Hey, don’t you judge us. These are desperate times).
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Your hair is so dry, sun-damaged and frizzy that you have trouble checking your blind spot.
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You have to wear your bathing suit bottoms because the laundry shop lost your underwear.
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You never miss a chance to steal toilet paper or wifi.
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You’re ragged looks are scaring your friend’s children.
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Despite the rocks that have been thrown, the dogs that have given chase, the saddle sores, the broken bone, the sore muscles, the stifling heat, the bitter cold, the nausea, the projectile vomiting, the explosive diarrhea, the dwindling bank account and the ragged looks, you’re still smiling from ear to ear.
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