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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Thursday, December 8, 2011 · 20 Reynolds expects to be tested by extremes Continued from page 19 injury," she said. "Mentally, that's the bigger challenge. I try not to let things make me anxious. There's so much involved in something like this. I'm basically going away from my life for five months. I'm trying to prepare myself for what I'm going to need in four months, what I'm going to want." Reynolds is also meditating regularly. She has visited Egypt and Tunisia before, but in very different conditions. "There will be a variety of weather conditions. We will have very primitive accom- modations. We'll be camping in places where there won't be running water or private bathrooms," she said. "At some points we'll be camping in the desert, where everything will be covered with sand. There will be winds blowing." She expects to be tested mentally, emotionally and physically and that she'll have to deal with things out of her control such as extreme weather conditions or bike problems. Fighting dehydration will be difficult, she said, but a Tour d'Afrique truck will meet the pack of cyclists at designated "There's so much involved in something like this. I'm basically going away from my life for five months. I'm trying to prepare myself for what I'm going to need in four months, what I'm going to want." Nola Reynolds, Oakville resident stops with water, food and supplies. She has already had a number of immunization shots. As she'll be in malaria country for more than 100 days, she'll be taking anti-malarial pills and will try to avoid getting bitten. Aside from mosquitoes, she said there are other threats, such as scorpions and monkeys, which have a tendency to bite people and can carry rabies. The tour will ride through 10 countries. To read Reynolds' blog, visit www. nolaon2wheels.wordpress.com.