Originally Posted by
genejockey
Apart from my bee to the lip at 35 mph experience on Sunday, most of my insect encounters involve small bugs in the mouth and the occasional larger bug into the helmet vents. A couple times, I could feel them crawling around on my scalp under the helmet, and more than once I stopped and let them out. It's one reason I wear a skull cap all the time now. That and no longer having enough hair to prevent sunburn.
My worst was a wasp sting in the eye, in 1981,on my first TOSRV. That one took awhile to subside. I am no longer a mouth breather, so not much to report. And, these days we are still required to mask up when not at home. Out on the open road I keep my mouth under the mask anyway, so I can easily pull it up ai I pass through the villages. Allows me to also avoid the sunblock lip balm.