A Pause in preparations for the ride

Overall I’m pretty much there, just fine tuning. Late in getting here, Jim and Suzy have been way ahead in getting ready just as I expect they will be for the rest of the way. Getting in good riding shape will have to happen along the way. I can blame January and February in Montana for only allowing crosstraining on skis.

So why go? The ostensible answer I usual give before being asked is that I’ve never been through the South and what a better way to get a feel for it than on a bike? Walking perhaps. It is why I am doing the Southern Tier instead of the north. The best reason to go I think is to answer the question. We will find lots of answers to why we’re there along the way.

The hardest part undoubtedly for me is to be out of touch with Mia, though we can Face Time most everyday.