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  • Left knee -from banging it against the handlebar trying not to fall in the sand
  • Right knee - general pain from over exertion
  • Left hand - loss of strength in two fingers due to the constant pounding on the dirt roads. Janet, who is doing the tour for the second time said “Don’t worry; it’s just some nerve damage. It will get worse in Kenya though.”
  • General Back pain- from sleeping on a 2 inch thermarest for 2 weeks
  • Right Buttock - think I pulled something
  • General Bum Malaise - from sitting on the bike for 4 – 6 hours a day
  • Extremely chapped lips - feels like they’re bleeding. Maria’s lips have swollen up so much that she looks like she has gotten collagen injections.
  • Feet - for some unknown reason the skin on my feet is peeling off in strands….can’t explain it. You have to see it…not that you would want to.
  • Itchy head…due to the filth of course :D
  • One bout of traveler’s runs. (Hey…we DID promise to blog about the good, the bad and the ugly)

One Response to “Top Ten injuries, ailments or pains currently plaguing Spiros”

  1. Mick Says:
    February 4th, 2008 at 5:38 pm

    Hey man,

    Can’t say I envy the battle scars but we wish we were there riding along with you. This is an amazing feat you have undertaken so congratulations on the acomplished miles so far and best wishes for the miles to come.

    Mick & Hayley

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