Seeing the tropical disease problem in Africa sounds credible. When I saw him, he'd been down Africa & up South America. Plenty of time to develop an idea. He had a fairly polished presentation so he may have been drumming up interest in his project as he went.
dougP On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 5:55:48 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: > He meets up in the pub six years later, "Well boys, I was almost eaten by > an alligator and shot by rebels, but I did it." > > "We were kidding, mate." > > On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 5:48:05 PM UTC-7 Mike Godwin wrote: > >> He had to leave, his drunken mates said "I double dog dare you" or some >> equivalent in London-ish. >> >> Mike SLO CA >> >> On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 5:37:06 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: >> >>> Most people who have a harebrained idea in a pub with their buddies >>> after 6 pints sober up the next day and decide it's a ridiculous idea! >>> 🍻🍻🍻🤣 >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 5:31:32 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding >>> Ding! wrote: >>> >>>> I think it’s fun to discuss. Carry on, people! >>>> >>>> I also got the impression Stephen (whose name I misspelled in the >>>> original post, argh) just DID it. I haven’t purchased the book yet, but I >>>> listened to his story on the podcast and he seemed to have just come to >>>> the >>>> conclusion that cycling around the world was something he should do. Of >>>> course this was after his 6th pint. In a pub. With his buddies. 🤣 >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>> On Sep 14, 2021, at 5:28 PM, Joe Bernard <joer...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I suspect you're both probably right, you've heard the gentleman speak >>>> over the years whereas his journey is new to me. I just read the >>>> Prolologue >>>> again and got the same impression as before, he just NEEDED to go. This is >>>> how this section ends: >>>> >>>> >>>> [At times, I wondered why leaving home felt like such an obvious >>>> decision at all. Now, I think I was simply longing for a less certain >>>> future. And uncertainty, whether in life or bike rides, is the heart and >>>> soul of any journey.] >>>> >>>> Anyway, at this point my interest and excitement about what this is all >>>> about iis bordering on a distraction from Leah's reasons for the thread so >>>> I'll stop my ruminating. It's a good book! Go read it! >>>> >>>> Joe Bernard >>>> On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 4:50:33 PM UTC-7 aeroperf wrote: >>>> >>>>> What I got from the blog was that he was an ER doctor. He didn't >>>>> start specializing in tropical diseases until he actually was on the tour. >>>>> He got some whiff of it in Africa, but it was the trip up from >>>>> Indonesia-Maylaysia-India that rubbed his nose in it. >>>>> It's been 5 years since I read the blog - somebody read the book and >>>>> tell me if I'm wrong. >>>>> >>>>> At the start, he was feeling burned out at work, was in a pub with his >>>>> mates, and after a couple of pints decided to bike around the world. >>>>> He went back to the hospital, took a leave of absence, got a bike, >>>>> made sure his mother was being cared for, and headed out into Europe. >>>>> So I think the answer was "Because he said he was going to, that >>>>> evening at the pub." >>>>> >>>>> NOW he's a doctor specializing in tropical diseases, after actually >>>>> seeing how medicine worked in some of the places he biked through. But I >>>>> do not believe he was when he started. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/1HiHUtnBFf8/unsubscribe >>>> . >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>> >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/39623c73-7d72-4c7c-8145-9fefc1dbb64cn%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/39623c73-7d72-4c7c-8145-9fefc1dbb64cn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5182b3f9-ffc0-44cf-a911-083529c3703cn%40googlegroups.com.
