Skoll: Essence of the Monkey
I'm writing this in an internet cafe in Bordequx. As you can read from Bob's journal, the rear tyre on my Monkey is busted. The bike is now at a repair shop and they promised it will be fixed later today. If everything goes well, I'll meet the guys in Pamplona. The reason I haven't written anything else during the past couple of days is that I haven't been able to create a 3G connection in Bordeaux.
Tuesday morning started with another round of Spank the Monkey played by the trucks on N10. (In this game we were the ball and the trucks the players.) In addition we once again accidentally ended up on a freeway so all in all it was an exciting morning. But, as I am writing this you reading, we survived once again.
The scenery for most of the day consisted of endless fields of sunflowers. We arrived in Bordeaux late in the evening and after a couple of glasses of wine decided that this would be a good place to rest for a day. Yesterday was mainly spent by tasting wines in different restaurants and by looking for oysters, frog legs and snails. The frogs and snails were actually pretty good, but it was a battle to get the oysters down.
During the long ride on Tuesday I got one step closer to the real essence of the Monkey. What is the essence of the Monkey, you might ask. What is its purpose, the reason for its existence?
The purpose of the Monkey is to drive. That is the sole reason for its existence. That is why it has born into this world and that is what it must do. By riding a Monkey you help it to fulfill its purpose and by that help it to get to the next level of evolution - become a motorcycle. Eventually it will reach nirvana and get out from the cycle of rebirth.
By denying the Monkey its purpose, you condemn it to Monkey hell. There the roads are twisty, the sun is always shining and the girls are young, but everybody is riding a scooter - that's what a Monkey hell is like. There the suffering Monkeys wait for an angel to descend and drive them to salvation. I am that angel! And I bring salvation to all the Monkeys!
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Irrepressible
You can run it over, you can burst it's tyres, you can drag it across rivers, mountains, and deserts, but you will never tame her. Spirit of Monkey is Irrepressible! Good luck, and keep her between the hedges.
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Death Monkey 2006
What?
Longest rally with Skyteam Monkey 50cc "motorbikes". Ever. Bikes are small, but men will be big. A race for madmen. Or women, if they are crazy enough.
When?
Start is from Helsinki 30.6.2006. Winner will probably reach Gibraltar by 13th of july.
Where?
From Helsinki to Gibraltar. Each Monkey is on its own. Tales will be told of those who will fall.
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