There is literally nothing left that has to be done between
now and 5:30 am tomorrow when I start the bike.
All the bags are secured to the bag. All of the necessary items are in the
bags. Reservations, directions and plans
for all 8 days have been printed out.
I did not expect this at all.
The last couple of days have been very rough as I am already missing my
family. I also had the typical anxiety
around getting everything ready. There was also a pretty palpable sense of dread when I thought about leaving.
I expected to only get about 4 hours of sleep tonight. It’s the way these trips always go. You can never do enough before leaving. You never get it all done. I’m all done.
J says to me “Good.
Now try and relax”
I had absolutely no response to that. After all, this is a first in many ways. I think I’ll just treat tonight like any
other Thursday night. Quick trip to the
bar to say "Hi" to the Dart people. I'll spend
some time with the kids and help with bath and bedtimes. Maybe catch up on Archer and hang out with J
until bed time.
Thus, I’m afraid that this will be a somewhat anti-climactic
blog post. I’m completely ready, I feel
great.
I’ll leave you with a quick pic of the loaded bike:
Compare it to the one at the top of the page. I’ve learned a lot in 10 months. In a way, the preparation has been its own
interesting journey.
Recognize this?
Kaylee: How come you don't care where you're going?
Book: 'Cause how you get there is the worthier part.
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