Traveling with Blake

Blake and I have been good pals for ages now, and we have done a fair amount of traveling together. He is a chill guy, which was one of the main reasons why I signed on to go across the world with him. Thanks for coming Blake!

The only thing with Blake is that he is a really tall and generally big human. He is tall pretty much everywhere, but he is ESPECIALLY tall here in Asia.

Here is a picture of us from past weekend to demonstrate the height differential. Also, he shaved off his beard, which means that he has transitioned from caveman to baby dino.

The pros of traveling with Blake the friendly giant:
- No one ever dares to mess with us, since I basically have a linebacker as a bodyguard
- He is really easy to spot when we get separated
- He can see more than I can see in general I think
- He is probably strong and could do strength-related things if needed
- If I am sleepy on the subway his shoulder is a great height for leaning on
- Blake can eat more than most people put together, which means that he is always game for getting food

The cons of traveling with Blake the gigantic giant:
- Sitting next to him on a plane is a real struggle. Although it's nice to have a pal, he automatically gets the window or aisle because of his sheer size, so I am usually taking the middle seat since I am such a good person
- I have had to take the top bunk to accommodate his height
- In squishy car situations there isn't extra squish-space, since Blake already has issues in regular size vehicles
- His spider legs make him really hard to hike with since his casual stride is basically two of mine
- If you have to share food with him, you might as well accept that he is getting 90% of it (bite sizes alone, dear god)

Luckily Blake's many redeeming qualities make up for his occasional size challenges. Hey Blake, keep up the great work on being yourself!