Friday 5 April 2013

Bye London

So I'm sitting here killing an hour or so at Heathrow. I fly to Denver this afternoon, then on to Portland tomorrow which will take me to the Pacific coast - and the start of my bike ride through Oregon, California, Arizona, Utah and Colorado. I'll fly back from Denver at the start of July.

My bike has been unceremoniously taken apart and stuffed into a cardboard box, along with the rest of my kit. This weighs 22kg without the bag I'm taking on the plane. With the weight of the bike and food and water this will add up to: too much stuff! I'll get better at travelling light as I progress.

But for now, I'm hoping to catch up on some sleep on the plane, and maybe come up with a plan for getting through Portland. Looking forward to seeing the coast and my first night camping, but am already missing all the people who have helped support me in making this trip. Goodbye London, I'll see you in the Summer!

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  1. Bye AB!
    May the wind always be behind you and the sun often on your face.
    Good luck!

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    1. Thanks Andy, I had both of these things today and it was awesome!

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  2. Hi Me Darlin. So glad you got to Denver ok, I suspect you may still be sleeping! Would love to hear what the Denver airport made of your cardboard box. We are missing you already but KEEP SAFE and have a wonderful time xx Ma

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    1. I flew the bike in the box to Portland Airport and dumped it by their bike assembly area, I couldn't find a skip or anything like that, so hope they didn't think the empty box was a bomb! x

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  3. So, 2 weeks of cycling, and you've already forgotten we want to vicariously share your journey! Post some more to brighten up our mornings now we don't have your bicycle parts everywhere to remind us of you! xx Emma

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    1. Will try Emma! So far it's been tough finding wifi, and my O2 bill may bankrupt me. I shall endeavor to write more regular and perhaps shorter posts! x

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