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Written by Pascal Heimberg
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Friday, 25 May 2007 |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 19 August 2010 )
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Written by Pascal
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Friday, 29 October 2010 |
Howdy partners!
Coming home after a tour feels weird. How could you get to terms with hiking the canyons of Utah's Canyonlands National Park in 40° C heat and see the Alps covered in snow on the flight home the next day? How could you adapt to sitting in the office if you biked or hiked hundreds of km the last few weeks? And how could you start using your brain for Powerpoint presentations, Excel sheets and reports if all it can handle is food, water, and a place to camp?
The answer is quite simple. We adapt. What we are getting so good at after close to 40'000 km of bike touring in the last 10 years is adapting to rapidly changing conditions. We never wonder how we manage to hike 7-8 hours in a desert climate at 2'500 meters above sea level when we just left Zurich which was cold, drizzly and 2'000 meters lower. We never wonder how we can be the average desk worker for 10 or 11 months of the year, maybe not even training much, and then change to being outdoors 24 hours a day, ride our bike touring sandals (bare feet, of course) on those cold 5° C mornings, climb for hours or days and not even get tired.
Adapting goes both ways. And it happens fast. I feel like I change into my "tour mode" faster than I change into "desk mode", but I change. Fast. Which is good. The secret though is not to forget a) what we can do if we really want to, b) that there is always a next tour, and c) that nobody is going to stop us if we decide to leave for a mission.
Think about those changes in life when you have to adapt. And you'll see that you're doing it all the time. Probably without even noticing.
Happy trails,
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Last Updated ( Friday, 29 October 2010 )
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Written by Pascal Heimberg
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Wednesday, 07 November 2007 |
 Long journey?
"Adventure is rarely determined by the destination you choose, but by the method of travel and the route you take to get there" - Willie Weir, Adventure Cyclist magazine
We have found bike touring as our preferred method of travel and would like to share some of our impressions as well as touring information on the countries we have cycled to. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the ride.
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Happy trails
Pascal & Rebecca
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 08 November 2007 )
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