“Benzine! Benzine!” Jeri yelled. My two


Dutch friends riding behind me keeping a brotherly eye on me, jumped off their bikes and raced toward me. “What? Dudes, I'm okay!” “Gas! Gas!” I looked down at my bike, confused.


Before I even noticed the petrol spewing out from my tank, the boys were already on top of my bike and lifting it upright for me. “Oh s***!” I laughed as a foot-wide pud- dle of petrol formed in the dirt. My gas cap


popped open in the fall, but luckily, there was still plenty in the tank. My right pannier wasn’t as lucky, though,


as all the pieces that used to clamp it to the little bolt on Godiva's side were laying on the trail. “Are you okay? Are you hurt? Can you


walk?” “Yeah I'm fine but I don't know about my


box.” Jeri picked up the pieces and rambled something in Dutch off to Dagowin, then said to me, “Here, take a seat for a moment


and rest and we'll take care of your bike.” I couldn't have asked for better compan-


ions. I sat and watched while Jeri and Dagowin reattached my pannier using heavy-duty wire, cable ties and duct tape. After the repairs, Godiva and I were fit to ride again. My companions took turns staying back


with the newbie. I felt bad that I was hold- ing them back, but they wouldn't let me ride faster even if I wanted to; it was like I was their little sister and I must admit I felt


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