Quote Originally Posted by roguedog View Post
hey slash,

whew.. thanks. relieved in many ways. sounds like you know what you're doing. just didn't want someone hurting themselves somewhere down the line, especially as you embark on a great journey!

saw your bike.. really beautiful jamis. i like it. didn't know they made 'em w/ disks now. i love, love my brooks. keep at it and it'll eventually become your own butt couch i think i've got like 5k-7k on mine. course it's not for everyone but i love mine.

and thank you, thank you for the link to anne mustoe. must read. i read beryl markham's book about being a female aviator in the early days of flying and that was a great read!

man.. is there something about english women? i've always wondered that. especially during the turn of the 20th century.. what makes 'em wanna leave the comforts of house and home to go off to africa??

i guess american women were doing the same by leaving civilzation and heading off to homesteads. but i can understand that whole, "trying to make a better life thing" or "wanting something of my own" impetus.

i'm not sure the stimulus to leave comfortable houses w/ indoor plumbing and hot water and go harking off to some wild, undeveloped country.

hmm.. sorry. see! your blog has got my mind awandering! thanks

yes, i'm a wimp and i like my b n b's. can you tell? (someone pass me a home baked scone, plz)
Roguedog,

I agree completely, I am beyond amazed at what Anne Mustoe did! I love her books and I just hate that I didn't discover her until after she had died. That sounds silly, it's not like I was going to meet her or anything, but it just seems like such a loss that she's not with us anymore. It's just sad.

I think you would really enjoy her books. I'm reading the 2nd one now and will be taking it on our trip. She inspires me, everytime I feel wimpy or whiney on the bike I think of her and see how ridiculous whatever I'm complaining about is.

Another good book that your post made me think about (women and their/our courage and spirit) was Gail Collin's book, "America's Women, Four Hundred Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines". It's excellent.