Countdown

The countdown has begun! Only a week and a half to go until we set sail! Or wing, as the case may be. Rob is at this moment in the garage reattaching my repaired bike computer that got broken last weekend during other bike upgrades. Get one thing fixed up only to create another problem!

We also have French homework to do this evening for our French class at the University tomorrow night. Despite our vowing each week to practice every day, we do our homework and one night of practice every week on Wednesday night! Old school habits die hard!

I have been in caffeine and wine training for the trip. Very important to have one's tolerance high enough so as not to get the coffee shakes in the morning or to embarrass oneself with public drunkeness in the evening. Oh, and we have been riding the bikes some, too!

So we have upgraded my bike with some new components to make it more comfortable and we also got new panniers (bags) for my bike. I have been pretend packing to see just how much stuff in can get in those suckers! Not much.

Rob has a few more things to do to his bike in preparation, then we just have to stuff both bikes in boxes, put our clothes in the panniers and head to the airport!