TIME’S UP, PENCILS DOWN PLEASE!
This is the Day! Well, oh my gosh, how time creeps up on you when you’re out living life on the Road! As you can read in Cheryl’s blog, we had a fantastic trip biking over the Rockies and quite an experience on Amtrak. I promise to write more comparisons and contrasts on Amtrak and the rail systems of the world that we experience in the next 10 months or so.
The past few days have been intense as we are down to the wire; packing up EVERYTHING today and taking two final loads to the storage bin. Throwing things in boxes and final packing decisions are what it all comes down to after 10 months of planning. There is never enough time and there are always a few things you wish that you did or checked on, etc… It’s a great feeling to finally be done with all the planning, packing, and logistics; which are not an easy task. I fear I may have overpacked an item or two; but I can always send it back from Europe if needed. Tickets…check, passports…check, money….check, and of course, Cheryl….Check. (Biking in Colorado below) That’s all we really need.
Every goodbye the past few weeks feels very final as we venture out into the unknown; although we know we’ll be back before we know it. We will miss all our friends and this experience really makes us realize how many great friends we have here in the Bay Area. As we have determined, there is no perfect time to plan a trip, so sometimes you just need to make a plan and stick with it and hope for the best. Everything will be o.k..we will meet new people too, and we will even like some of them.
Our bikes, one duffle, and a small carryon each is all ready to go and we head to the airport tonight.
We’ll catch up in Geneva,
Bon Voyage and Hello World
-Rich
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