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'This is what happens when you're not there. I'm thinking of going solo.'
'You wouldn't last half a day without me. Anyway, your mum won't need all of that.
Let's have some of it now for dinner.'
'Sod off! This is my mum's birthday present. How would you like it if I ate your mum's
birthday present?'
'Well, it depends what it was.IboughtheraCDthis year,soifyouate that Iwouldfind
it a little strange, to be honest.'
'Well I would find it weird if you ate my mum's dried herbs.'
'What about the cider then?'
'I thought you were hungry?'
'I am, but your mum doesn't need two bottles, does she? And if we drink one it means
you've got less to carry tomorrow.'
'How about we give a bottle to Monica as a present?'
'Ok, fine. Shall we just eat the pate then?'
'No.'
Two hours later, we found ourselves sitting in a pub just off the main square eating a
plate of Paella and drinking our fourth beer of the evening.
WehadgottalkingtoacoupleinthestreetnamedAndyandAlisonandtheyhadinsisted
on buying us both a beer after hearing about our journey.
Andy and Alison were a couple in their mid-thirties, having a romantic weekend away
from their busy working lives in Bristol. Often when we recounted to people some of the
experiences we had had along the way, their eyes would glaze over and they would wish
they had never asked.
With Andy, however, he wanted to know absolutely every single detail of our trip.
'I think what you're doing is really life-affirming,' he said.
'Really? Thank you,' I said, not fully understanding what the phrase meant.
'Seriously, guys, I think it's just brilliant what you're doing. There must be some other
way I can help you with your trip? What do you still need?'
'Thanks, Andy, I think we're pretty much fully kitted out,' said Ben. 'Besides, you've
just bought us a beer. That's all we need.'
Andy wasn't going to give up that easily.
'I assume you both have helmets?'
'Well… yeah, we've kinda got one helmet that we take it in turns to wear,' I said.
'Ha ha…' said Andy, assuming we were joking and then realising that we weren't. 'My
word, you're serious? You share a helmet? Well I do a bit of kite-surfing and I've got a
spare helmet back at the hotel if one of you doesn't mind looking like a prat.'
'I don't mind looking like a prat,' said Ben.
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