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Agreed. It’s the best cure for many ailments.
5 years agoI wouldn’t visit because of the heat, mainly. It would do us both in. I’m not sure about the food either. I’m quite picky, which is a bit of a problem - I go largely on texture, and have trouble with pasty, gooey things that I can’t taste anyway. Crispy is good, but I’m not sure about cicadas.
5 years agoI didn't know they came in colours other than pink!
5 years ago18 miles of gently rolling descent is just what the doctor ordered after climbing.
5 years agoNext time we see the GBO, we'll give him an Etiquette Tune-up! Hopefully he'll be on his best behavior for the rest of the tour.
Very interesting that you can't smell or taste. Do you still experience aversion to some foods? I mean, would you visit Bruce and Andrea in Burma and try a cicada dish?
Hey, you don’t have a corner on the bad roads over there.
5 years agoThey are amazing, and with coloration not like any other bird I’ve seen. Instantly recognizable.
5 years agoExperience helps here. You can get closer if you approach quietly with the sun behind you.
5 years agoThere are busy roads here, but we normally don’t choose to ride them. There is nearly always a good, quiet alternative available if you do some research. It’s a bit harder on the southern coast, one of the most touristy parts of the country. I suspect we could have done better with this ride too if I’d studied the map better.
5 years agoHe’s pretty excitable, alright. Maybe if he got out more he’d handle the stress better. Or maybe he didn’t have the best upbringing?
It’s true that I can’t smell, or taste for that matter. A congenital defect, as far as I know. I’m pretty sensitive about it, so naturally I took it badly when he rubbed my nose in it.
That's a lot of traffic in that video! But looks like the motorists were mostly courteous.
Seems like there have been very few roads with so much traffic on this tour .. is that right?
And there he goes! Hopefully he calmed down after dinner.
You really can't smell?
Yep .. looks like he's just about to get feisty.
5 years agoI don't know .. that salt mound looks particularly skittish.
I think it's a lucky shot!
The young are like this. It’s diet related - the color comes from the beta carotene in their diet.
5 years ago