Well today was hard! Maybe it is just the accumulated fatigue catching up with me? I noticed last night that I had a sub surface blister on my right heel. They are difficult to fix as you have to go fishing with a needle for them because you can't see them. The best fix is to drag dental floss through behind the needle and leave it hanging out both sides to act as a wick. That way it won't repressurise and the floss is both sterile and medicated. My shoulders are looking abused too with broken blood vessels from the pack straps, it weighs about 16kg. My Achilles tendons are both screaming, surprisingly the right more than the left. All in all, very normal for weeks 1 and 2. Week 2 will be worse before the body, hopefully, gets used to walking with weight on. Once that happens only death can stop you! Todays highlight was an understanding cafe owner who served me a great meal, with alcohol free beer, right in front of the TV (See photo) while I watched the last Grand Prix of the year. It was held in Spain, in Valencia. Valentino Rossi was already World Champion but raced well coming second, the massively talented Dani Pedrosa won at home! Casey Stoner fell off on his arse on the warm up lap, broke his bike and didn't race. This proves that nobody, including Casey Stoner can reliably ride that Ducati, no matter how fast it is!