What the *beep* was Ewans wife thinking?

It really was sort of crazy, and I thought the same thing about their daughters. On the other hand, I found it very touching how happy Ewan was to have Eve there, even for such a short time. Then when David said to her that she just wanted to share in a part of her husband's adventure, that really got to me. I mean, yeah, they talk on the phone (at least this time they were able to) and Ewan can tell her about the things he's seeing and doing, but that's hardly the same thing when he's gone for months at a time. I know that's the case when he's away filming and Eve and the girls don't go along, but that's different; that's not an adventure, is it? Luckily, in the end it all turned out fine. Also, with so little riding experience, I think it was pretty brave of her to give it a shot. I cringed every time she toppled over.

I was really scared for all of them when I heard they were going to Africa, and I'm so relieved that it all went well.

Because you are a character doesn't mean that you have character. ~ Mr. Wolf

It felt to me like a bid for self-promotion on Eve's part.

Go take a step outside - see what’s shaking in the real world.

After a 10 month gap I decided to re-watch LWD once again. Such a long gap is unusual for me because during that intervening time I have re-watched Long Way Round three times! And yet I really haven't had the same kind of enthusiasm to do same with LWD since my last viewing in December of last year.

Two reasons I think: one, I didn't think LWD was all that entertaining as LWR, possibly because there was a sense of "we've seen it all before in LWR" at least in terms of concept. So perhaps the novelty wasn't quite so apparent with this follow up.

secondly, my lack of impetus for this show was probably aimed at the Eve dynamic. I wasn't overly keen with her presence first time round. Perhaps it was because she intentionally gate-crashed the adventure half way through and from that point on it became more unbalanced and distracting, even though I could understand her desire to join in.

Anyway, I re-watched the entire show on DVD these last couple of days and I must say my feelings for point 1 from above hasn't changed much. It's a good show, with some breath-taking scenery, graphic imagery & horrific personal stories. But other than that it was just ok.

However, when Eve arrived I wasn't at all perturbed or irritated by her presence. Perhaps because I'd gotten used to the idea of her being around. As for the "boys-own" dynamic being knocked off its orbit, well yes it did I must admit, but in a good way on reflection. The arrival of Eve brought introduced some welcome relief as well as a different perspective on what was going on during the trip.

I will say Ewan & Eve were quite irresponsible for both going on the trip while leaving their children hoping nothing will horrific will happen to their parents. But I'm pretty sure all parties concerned discussed this long and hard before the trip even started.

But fair play to Eve, she did well and can only have served as an inspiration to other women out there wanting to see the world on two wheels, or four in fact!

I do believe that Ewan does his own fair bit of falling over. So your point is?

Yeah, it sucked that she had to get in on it.

I think that it's great that she learned to ride, and was motivated by Ewan's love of riding. But I'm sure that there're plenty of opportunities for them to go on a trip for a few days or a week - without having to insinuate herself into this special relationship and adventure.

She should've just gone on the beginning ride, like his dad, and left it at that.