Toil, sweat and joy

The phrase "blood, toil, tears and sweat" was first uttered on 2. July 1849 by Giuseppe Garibaldi when rallying his revolutionary forces in Rome. However, the phrase became well known after a speech given by Winston Churchill to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the UK on 13. May 1940. "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat". From Sep 2010 to Apr/May 2011 I will try to bike from San Francisco to Santiago. I know this bicycle journey will offer me toil, sweat and joy.

tirsdag 5. oktober 2010

what a day in Durango

In Durango I have to find and buy some gear to my bike. I knew it will be difficult, because I don´t know where the bike shop is and probably they will not have the gear I need because is not common here in Mexico.

In one bike shop where they of course didn´t have the gear I needed I met a really nice boy called Gonzalo (the boy on white t-shirt on left side). He showed me another bike shop where they had the gear I needed (2 of 28 inches tires). The owner/the boss in black t-shirt gave me 11 spokes and the work for free. Thanks a lot! What a nice people!!

After Gonzalo invited me to his home for dinner. His mother Betty made corn soup as a starter, fish taco as a main meal and cake to desert. It was so good. And Betty gave me also homemade peanut butter and 7 good/nice marzipan sweets. Mucho grazie!!!!!!!

Really nice to meet all of you.

I will remember Durango as a very good place because of you.

1 kommentar:

Remo Zmokkus10. oktober 2010 kl. 02:56
WOW du opplever mye :) hvor langt har du kommet nå? :)
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