Czech Vodka

We have made it to Prague after 19 days on the road including rest days. Our last day from Plzen to Prague was cycled in the pouring rain which made it exceptionally miserable. It was so sodding cold that we did the whole 103km with only 5 mins break under a bridge. Cycling in the rain is not fun! We only have waterproof jackets so our legs get wet and then the water runs into our shoes so after about 10mins we could not feel our hands or feet. At one stage, Geoff's hand were so cold he couldn't change gear when a hill approached. Although the mud guards are quite good at stopping water getting on you, the person cycling behind gets constantly sprayed. Czech roads are not clean and as a result the spray coming from the bike in front smells of sewage.

Once in Prague we settled into the hostel and then hit the local supermarket for some sustenance and a bottle of rum costing less than 4 quid. The rum was down the hatch quite quickly along with some beers for a good 22 unit evening. The cycling seems to have really improved our alcohol metabolism as at 8am the next day we were up and ready to go with no side effects.

Last night was planned as a big one so we were a little bullish and purchased two bottles of Boskov Czech vodka. This was mixed in a 1 to 2 ratio with multi-fruit juice. These were squared away within an hour and a half. 20 shots each, fine. The next venue, Cross Club, is slightly hazy with some more beers and climbing over walls involved. Geoff's chat was not good, at one stage he was commenting on the child bearing qualities of a girls hips to her face. Once back in the hostel at 5am, Geoff locked me out of the room so a couple of hours on the sofa was all the sleep i got.

Duncan