With only one month to until departure, I thought I'd post my old bicycle blogs that began this whole adventure but never saw the light of day on "Perfect Circles." So, please enjoy them and keep in mind they are from 2012 and 2013. This is 3 of 5:
Bicycle Blog #3
The sun has emerged in this eleventh month and in a little while I will embark on a bike ride to the library to return some audio books. I can’t really pass up this time to enjoy the outdoors especially since I know that they are going to be far and in between for the next several months. Daylight savings time snuck up on me like a lizard upon a tiger. Yes, we get an extra hour of sleep or something like that, but the days get shorter and darkness approaches quickly. That is not pleasant to some and I am one of those “some.” Alas, life goes on as it has this past week. I find it hard to believe it is already the month of November. Where did the last two months go? As the saying goes, “Time’s fun when you’re having flies.” Wait…reverse that. Thanksgiving will be here before I know it which will merge into Christmas and the New Year. And before I can say “bike trip,” I will be doing just that…Lord willing. Being the first part of November, I no longer have nine months, but seven until I depart for my grand adventure on two wheels.
Seven months! A lot can and will happen in those seven months. I do regret that I don’t have a lot to report at this moment. In fact, I have not even decided on a destination for said trip. I am leaning more and more towards the Canadian option. However, that will offer more challenges and obstacles to overcome. For example, currency exchange, communication with my home-based navigator (my current cell phone cannot be used abroad and phone booths are hard to come by), long stretches between towns, and extreme weather and temperatures. Most of this is speculation and of course no matter where I decide to go, there will be challenges and for that I am grateful. There will be pros and cons no matter where I end up traveling. I do hope to document my travels and compile my journals and experiences into a short travel book. There will be more on that later.
I continue to exercise and keep in shape. However, I need not worry too much about being in perfect shape come June 16th because I have
complete
faith that the tour will train me rather than me for the tour. Nevertheless, I ought to get my mind ready for such an endeavor. Within the next two to three months I hope to acquire a new touring bicycle. That will mean I need to get my act together and set up a further plan to accomplish that so I have enough time to train and break my new bike in for my adventure.
The freedom and solitary of such a pursuit will be extraordinary to say the least. As will the obstacles and unknown trials. I look forward to the months ahead as this time creeps closer. Things to look for in upcoming bicycle blogs include: a final destination guide, a bicycle purchased, a travel book plan, reasons for taking such a trip, a rough itinerary, and more.
Happy pursuits
(**First written & published on November 4, 2012**)
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