BICYCLING IN THE HEAT OF SUMMER

Been cycling to work continuously, everyday... for the past two weeks or so...

My 'policy' is, as long as there is no rain, I shall be cycling and not driving...

However, bicycling 20 kilometers per way in the heat of the Japanese summer is not really a joke, as I am discovering now...

At about midway, I have to pause to take a drink to avoid dehydration...

As well as to give my bum a break from the not-very-comfy bike seat...

In this heat, it doesn't take me ten minutes of cycling to start sweating...

When I reach my office an hour and fifteen minutes later, my clothes are all soaked...

Man, I could be mistaken for wearing a wet suit...

Once in the office, the door gets locked as I slowly chill down before changing to a fresh set of clothes....

Then, it's work, and work...

On the return trip, I change back to the dried-up-by-now 'wet-suit'...

Upon reaching home about an hour later, pooh... maximum sweat...

Might just consider purchasing a Honda 125 Liter off-road motorbike...

But then, if I decide to commute by motorbike, I lose out on the cycling exercise...

Hmmm...