Perming my aunties hair

I had a great weekend of riding, I'm building up the miles at the moment and feeling quite comfortable. I permed my Auntie Hilda's hair after a long ride to and from Chester...to pick up my front rack and panniers, you never lose it. I mean doing the hair, not riding to Chester. I asked her had she been away, obviously I knew she hadn't but that's what all hairdressers say, it felt so natural. I've never permed hair wearing Lycra before, felt a bit weird but hey.
I'm riding over to Scarborough to stay with friends at the weekend. I am doing 60 miles to Leeds on Thursday evening and staying overnight either in a tent or a B&B. I've not decided which, I suppose it depends on the weather forecast. I would like to try sleeping in the tent as that will be my main accommodation on the ride. but we'll see. I'm staying with Mike and Donna, friends of my brother,Kevin,who will be coming too with his wife Marie. They are driving over on the Friday. Mike is meeting me just outside Leeds on the Friday morning and then we are riding the 70 miles to Scarborough. Mike has cycled across America, Australia and Canada so he has loads of experience. I am hoping that he will give me a few tips. I know he has some interesting stories to tell. It should be a good weekend. He has promised to take me up some really steep hills. It's the type of training I need. It's going to be tough going over the Rockies and it is something that I need to get used to. I will take some pictures and video so I will have something to put on the website.
I was cycling to work this morning, on my 20 mile detour, when a van passed coming the other way. The three guys honked their horn and waved frantically at me as they approached. I obviously started to wave back as I thought it was someone who knew me. As they passed I could hear them all laughing and celebrating as if they had won the European Cup Final. It was then that I realised that they didn't know me and obviously found it quite amusing to get complete strangers to wave to them. Quite funny.....when you are seventeen, but these guys were about forty.... next time lads just stop and I will wave at you all day...if it rocks your boat that much....and to think I thought I was weird wearing Lycra.