It was definitely coming and should really have been earlier. Maybe the not so boozy night in Buzios or even the chocolate pizza finally did it but in the end I could take no more. Trying to merge three separate needs into one simply didn’t work. From the outset what with our two week delay I’ve been worried about the time and dubious about the feasibility of us three riding in harmony. Despite the re-route through Brazil we seem to have made very little progress at all. There are many reasons for the slowness and ultimately the proposed coastal route was simply unachievable and no fun anyway. Yet another route option (#73) was to “cut off the nipple” and head to Fortaleza from Salvador if time became an issue.
Well, barely past Rio de Janerio and due to too much faffing around it already is and so now my solo route option (#2) has become a mastectomy with me pointing Des straight through the heart of Brazil and trying desperately to regain some time by making Belem asap. Now back on my own the daily routines are back including an early start (seriously). On the road for 07:30 is the only way and allows time to see the destination amongst many other pluses. Also now changed is my relaxed attitude to Des’ maintenance with oil, chain and tyre checks now a daily thing. These are just the simple things though, others are about to become a whole lot harder…
It was definitely coming and should really have been earlier. Maybe the not so boozy night in Buzios or even the chocolate pizza finally did it but in the end I could take no more. Trying to merge three separate needs into one simply didn’t work. From the outset what with our two week delay I’ve been worried about the time and dubious about the feasibility of us three riding in harmony. Despite the re-route through Brazil we seem to have made very little progress at all. There are many reasons for the slowness and ultimately the proposed coastal route was simply unachievable and no fun anyway. Yet another route option (#73) was to “cut off the nipple” and head to Fortaleza from Salvador if time became an issue. 
Well, barely past Rio de Janerio and due to too much faffing around it already is and so now my solo route option (#2) has become a mastectomy with me pointing Des straight through the heart of Brazil and trying desperately to regain some time by making Belem asap. Now back on my own the daily routines are back including an early start (seriously). On the road for 07:30 is the only way and allows time to see the destination amongst many other pluses. Also now changed is my relaxed attitude to Des’ maintenance with oil, chain and tyre checks now a daily thing. These are just the simple things though, others are about to become a whole lot harder…
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