Muscle-powered marathon round the world trip!

[Shirley]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/5315050.stm

An adventurer attempting a human-powered round-the-world trip is relying on tasty sausages to make sure he completes the journey.
Jason Lewis from Bridport, Dorset, says he will use the treats to prevent wild dogs in Tibet from attacking him.

Mr Lewis has ridden 3,440 miles (5,536km) of the 7,000-mile (11,265km) Singapore-Mumbai section of his trip.

He says the animals, mastiff-type guard dogs allowed to run wild, will be one of the biggest hazards he faces.

In all, Mr Lewis has clocked up more than 38,000 miles (61,155km) since his muscle- powered marathon began at the Greenwich Meridian in London 12 years ago.

He has also used his wooden pedal boat Moksha to cross the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

As he cycled to Lhasa in Tibet, Mr Lewis said there were a number of potential dangers, including landslides, but "the biggest risk is going to be from packs of wild dogs".

He said that his "ultimate secret weapon" in the event of attack was a Chinese sausage, which he would give to the dogs as he made his escape.

His Expedition 360 is expected to be completed by summer next year, with the final leg to include a 2,200-mile (3,540km) pedal boat crossing of the Indian Ocean from Mumbai to Djibouti on the horn of Africa.

[bazil]

im not sure if that would work.....you could probobly make friends with the dogs by offering a saussie but if you just chuck one at them....theyre gonna yam it an think to themselves..."i want more of those....wheres that skinny sausage man gone"....before you know it he'll be followed by packs and packs of the things


i dont condone violence much but some sort of projectile weapon thing may be more cautious


or even that horrible stuff my mum made me put on my nails to make me stop biteing them......good god a pack of dogs.....on with the horrid stuff...dog has a nibble hates the taste and trots off

[Shirley]

I must admit that the same thought did cross my mind Bazil...

Ohhhh the stuff on your nails... was that bitter aloes... I used to LOVE it lol...