- Make sure you have sunscreen for your face or risk a nasty burn.
- Carry water or other fluids with you. Pack them someplace where they won't be in direct sunlight to keep them from becoming undrinkably hot. If you're leaving from home, you can fill a water bottle the night before and put it in the freezer. Then you'll have cool water for hours.
- Make sure you have good sunglasses to provide ultraviolet light protection for your eyes.
- Don't drink alcohol, and avoid coffee or sodas containing caffeine-these can increase the rate of water loss.
- Don't take salt tablets. They draw water into the stomach instead of distributing it to the rest of the body.
- Check with your doctor to see if any medication you are taking increases water loss, and ask whether you can do without it for a few days.
- Most importantly, take frequent rest stops. Remember, this is a motorcycle ride, not a forced march.
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