The last few weeks have been packed full of loaded distances and punctures. I’ve been riding everywhere with packs to build up my stamina, the weight is much heavier than that planned for our journey, but hopefully that’ll benefit me later. The results have been staggering. Eight punctures over the last five hundred miles, my legs have swollen, the belly has tightened, my buttocks are now facing each other, I’ve started going grey, and my hair line has started receding! What next?