Maybe its not in my nature to take the easy way when it comes to physically demanding activities. I wish it was sometimes. I wish I took the same line I used to take with maths homework. “Show your working” it always said. By that I chose to assume it wanted what I punched into [...]

A long, undulating searing hot strip of tarmac, flanked on either side by coconut and banana plantations, and the occasional herd of goats or cows, accompanied usually by a man and boy quietly sucking their teeth to let the beasts know not to stray. The road is dotted with men, some on old bicycles destined [...]