@ Valgrl
Thank you for those tips and well wishes

@ skilsaw
Thank you, I hadn't thought to use rec centers.

@ Machka
Thank you for suggesting to contact riding club but since most of the places that I will be going through it would not be very useful as I would not be there long enough to go on a ride with them.

To answer your question about areas that I avoid when I ride. I don't, I pick a route and take it. Most of my planning is with google maps with paper back ups.

That bit about the damp cloth is a great tip! Thank for sharing that.

@ Alekhine

Olive Oil? Have you tried?

@ Alpine Girl

Moon Cup? hmmm *googles* Maybe one of the best suggestions I got. Thanks for the well wishes

As to address number 5 since a lot of you seem to think that it is a no brainer. I am going to be traveling cross a country and not always near a bathroom so stopping to dispose of that cotton bullet isn't going to be easy. Also to add in I use the term "time of the month" as that is when most women get it. Not me, I have medical issues so my training ride haven't had to deal with that. I didn't want to get crude about it either but looks like a more straight forward approach is needed.

How do you clean mensuration blood out of a gel pad of bike shorts? What kind of soap would be best? Hand? Dish? Dove body bar? Camp soap? How fast does it soak into the gel padding? If it does is the shorts ruined?