Sporty vs. Mental

Among the actual crews these missions are referred to as "sporty", as in "Boy, it sure was sporty out there last night." In general, sporty is good; it's what rescue is all about.

-- Sebastian Junger, "The Perfect Storm"

Boy, it sure was sporty out there. How sporty?

Sporty enough to look at the heart rate monitor, see that I'm working at 152 beats per minute ... and then looking at my odometer and realizing that I'm only going 11 kilometres an hour.

Sporty enough that we had to dodge tumbleweeds for most of the way.

Sporty enough that, on the way back to Guadalajara, we ended up riding at a 70º angle because of the wind.

I'm wiped, and I'm going to bed to get some sleep. Back in a couple of hours..........