Day one – off to a great start. A close encounter, a dent in my wallet on the first day, greasy hands and a bunch of questions I fumbled through.
The Flight:
Things kicked off with a rather uneventful flight. Quick trip to JFK and a 90 minute layover before heading off to Heathrow. » Read more: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Immigration?
Exactly what the Hell do I think I’m doing?
This morning, as I was preparing to break the news of my departure to my boss, I read a very thought-provoking post by Graham Phoenix about not wasting your time with your round the world trip.
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Impossible to see, the future is.
So, I’ve been holding off on posting part 2 of the packing list because I’ve been trying to figure out a way to make it interesting. I thought about writing it in Aramaic, but as it turns out, that’s just not all that funny.
I already posted what I thought was the most interesting part of the list – my bike and gear. Really, do you need to know how many pairs of underwear I’m taking along? Granted, my underwear is pretty awesome – the elastic in the waistband doubles as emergency mountain climbing gear. I’d get into more detail, but you really don’t want to know where I have to tuck the carabiner. » Read more: Packing List Episode II: Attack of the Clothes
My life weighs 85 lbs. That’s 30 lbs. for the bike and racks plus another 55 lbs. of crap that will be my entire existence when I leave for my round the world (RTW) trip. I’ve named my bike “Muffin Top” because of the way it’s been overpacked. There are some extra items thrown in so I start off with a worst case scenario, pushing me to train with a bit of extra weight before I leave.
My life in 85 lbs.
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