Apology Letter

Dear Kevin, tut Mir leid. This trip with you has been nothing short of spectacular. Even in the moments of hunger and pure exhaustion when we are out of food have less than one bottle of water to share and don’t know how long we have till our needs are fulfilled and your rotten smells exit your body and enter my nose I still am grateful for these experiences we are able to share together. I am thankful everyday for: the hot coffee you bring me as I put the tent away, for all the belly laughs on the side of the road, for sometimes giving me a false sense of security in the tent at night (because you are out like a rock and I truly don’t believe you would wake up to any noise like I do), for pushing my limits on and off the bicycle, for the encouragement when I’m having a rough day, for the reminders to eat and drink “we are not on a deprivation train”, and so much more. Painting you as the complaining food monster has been fun and I can’t wait to continue since you gave me full liberty in our media actions and at the same time I wish to show you appreciation for all you do. I promise you we will put our warm clothes to good use this month so you won’t feel as if you have been carrying a useless jacket. Cheers to Guatemala and the mountains we tackle by pushing our bikes uphill it reminds me of the first time you took me downhill and made me carry my bike 800 meters up the side of the mountain because we got lost. All out of love right?