The Australian Bum Cream Has Arrived

Yeah!! The Australian Bum Cream has arrived. It came in a nice little package from New Zealand about 4 inches square with a customs declaration pasted on one side. It cost $38.75 for 200 grams. This is about 6 times the cost of Bag Balm so it better be good. Unfortunately, the saddle sore I had is gone so I'll have to wait to try it out. The official name of the product is Lucas' Papaw Ointment. It's made from Papaya but the label says it also has a little potassium sorbate added as a preservative. It has a nice smell and given the ingredients I thought it might be edible. I put a little on my finger to taste but it didn't pass the test. I wouldn't recommend it for eating. The label says it's good for burns, boils, chaffings, cracked skin, gravel rash, splinters, open wounds, insect bites and nappy rash. I'm not sure what some of these things are but I hope to add saddle sores at some point. I rode today but it was not a usual ride. I averaged 7.2 miles per hour and covered 5.72 miles in 45 minutes. I was with a very young group of riders; my daughter Michelle, her 20 month old twins (Drew and Abby) and her 5 and 7 year old daughters (Hailey and Hannah). The twins rode along in a bike trailer that Michelle pulled and the girls each peddled their own small bikes. From a technical point of view the pace line was not too well organized and I found it difficult to draft behind the girls at 7 mph. I did enjoy the steady pace though and found the ride not too strenuous after a couple of days off. We started at the Publix at Curlew and Alternate 19 and peddled our way along the Pinellas Trail across at least two bridges to Dunedin. We had a short rest and smoothies at the Time Out Cafe before heading back. It was a good ride and I think we all had fun.