Currently on a 4 day training/shake-down trip around Wald- & Mostviertel (basically north-western parts of Austria)
Spicy country air (yes, farmers spraying slurry on the hey pastures

), Shier endless cobwebs of narrow, twisting roads (called freight paths, as their basically farm and lumber access ways), which is typical for that area.
Always stay alerted, you`ll never know where one of those big farm plants come the other direction, or where they'd dragged the pebbles out with their huge baloon-tires...
Field-testing the BlueTooth stuff, works fine so far, will have to figure out why the satnav only talks on the RH channel, probably an issue with the length of the 3.5mm connector; there should be a standardisation/norm, but every MFG likes to alter them just so much that only their accessories will truly fit...
Also don't understand why SENA makes their mikes sooo overly sensitive; you can actually hear the bug-splash and the jacket collar rubbing on your partner's helmet...
We utilize speech on demand: press centre button to establish intercom link, press again to "hang up"...
Today my "Cortana" (AKA the voice in my head) suddenly ranted [pairing command!], [pairing command!], obviously due to proximity of a mountain biker in his Lycra... he must have let the pairing on his Calimoto thingie open...
Its soaring hot, so we try our mesh riding suits, her's is a Held brand, mine a Rev'it...
I start to like that garment, you still need your long sleeved/legged function underwear, but its really cooling...
Folks look at you like the 3rd encounter though, cream/white/silvery riding gear with black trimming and accessories is a rare sight...
Today I'd wondered if stuck by a carrier pigeon qualifies as bird-strike...
Seems I gave the elderly lady in her yellow postal service VW Caddy a bit of a stun as she pulled out from the left; she went as pale as her hair, waved a "sorry!" and took off...
Yep, it's the countryside, same time yesterday no one came from the RHS there... in fact during the whole past week no one claimed priority on this road... today a big mean red ST1100 blared about 2 ft from her right fender...
Anyway, 2nd day on the road, GF is baked, she just slept over an hour after finishing today's round...

Yep, differs from a 20 minute urban commute twice a day...