http://www.acrosscontinents.org/index.php/2009/12/in-the-chair/ Cycling around the world Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:05:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.acrosscontinents.org/index.php/2009/12/in-the-chair/comment-page-1/#comment-257 Jackie Childs Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:48:34 +0000 http://www.acrosscontinents.org/?p=882#comment-257 Sorry to hear about the toothache. My grannie also had some remedy involving brandy & oil of cloves but, as she had all her teeth removed for her 21st birthday (apparantly makes your life much easier!), I didn't ever listen closely to her advice on dental health. Hope you feel better soon and HAPPY CHRISTMAS! Take care. Jacks Sorry to hear about the toothache. My grannie also had some remedy involving brandy & oil of cloves but, as she had all her teeth removed for her 21st birthday (apparantly makes your life much easier!), I didn’t ever listen closely to her advice on dental health. Hope you feel better soon and HAPPY CHRISTMAS! Take care. Jacks

]]> http://www.acrosscontinents.org/index.php/2009/12/in-the-chair/comment-page-1/#comment-255 admin Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:46:04 +0000 http://www.acrosscontinents.org/?p=882#comment-255 Why Emma? Tradition seems to be to give bicycles female names, and I chose this one because I like timeless English ones - has a lovely, soft, feminine ring to it I thought! Why Emma? Tradition seems to be to give bicycles female names, and I chose this one because I like timeless English ones – has a lovely, soft, feminine ring to it I thought!

]]> http://www.acrosscontinents.org/index.php/2009/12/in-the-chair/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Peter Moody Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:43:53 +0000 http://www.acrosscontinents.org/?p=882#comment-252 Poor you! Over-proof brandy and oil of cloves were my gran's sovereign toothache pain killer recipe. One was rubbed on the gum and the other taken internally. Can't remember now which was which. I must say that I feel a little let down. From what I learned from you about your preparations for this epic journey I held you up as THE ROLE MODEL for meticulous contingency planning. The perfect safety case writer! Here you are, barely 100 days into the deployment and you get tooth ache! TUT TUT. When did Emma get her name? I like it. However (!) one of my oldest friends, Emma by name, reacted rather stonily when I told her. Apparently she immediately thought of the classic name for a girl of easy virtue, "the village bike". Hey Ho... One of my clients, John Heesom will set off in the New Year to follow your route, but in his case in a heavily loaded camper van, carrying his wife and all his worldly goods, to settle in SPASOVO, joining the growing band there of British ex-pats. Full retirement for him, with perhaps a bit of airport transfer service for the local real estate businesses. Well, I'm on leave now until midday on 4th Jan. Oddly enough, that morning I have a dental check appointment. Isn't life amazing? You will have heard that we have suffered some lowish temperatures and some frozen precipitation in the South West recently. Total chaos ensues, of course. Where do you plan to be at New Year 2011? Much, much, later on, when you are coasting down the eastern side of Australia, I shall send you the details of my brother's vineyard in Orange NSW All the best for 2010 Peter Poor you! Over-proof brandy and oil of cloves were my gran’s sovereign toothache pain killer recipe. One was rubbed on the gum and the other taken internally. Can’t remember now which was which.
I must say that I feel a little let down. From what I learned from you about your preparations for this epic journey I held you up as THE ROLE MODEL for meticulous contingency planning. The perfect safety case writer! Here you are, barely 100 days into the deployment and you get tooth ache! TUT TUT.
When did Emma get her name? I like it. However (!) one of my oldest friends, Emma by name, reacted rather stonily when I told her. Apparently she immediately thought of the classic name for a girl of easy virtue, “the village bike”. Hey Ho…
One of my clients, John Heesom will set off in the New Year to follow your route, but in his case in a heavily loaded camper van, carrying his wife and all his worldly goods, to settle in SPASOVO, joining the growing band there of British ex-pats. Full retirement for him, with perhaps a bit of airport transfer service for the local real estate businesses.
Well, I’m on leave now until midday on 4th Jan. Oddly enough, that morning I have a dental check appointment. Isn’t life amazing?
You will have heard that we have suffered some lowish temperatures and some frozen precipitation in the South West recently. Total chaos ensues, of course.
Where do you plan to be at New Year 2011?
Much, much, later on, when you are coasting down the eastern side of Australia, I shall send you the details of my brother’s vineyard in Orange NSW
All the best for 2010
Peter

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