Greetings.

A rather premature post, as the Tour de Sarah has yet to actually depart. Or indeed pack (or assemble) as the case may be.
I have approx two weeks before I depart on my three month? bike tour of some portion of the Americas.


Things to do:

- Plan the route (so far, Northern BC, Oregon Coast and the Grand Canyon are 'musts').
- Buy a tent/hammock, sleeping bag, tarp for my bike, solar charger, other misc camping stuff
- Figure out what is meant by misc camping stuff
- Memorize 'So you are in Bear Country' phamplet. (Yes, I too am afraid of bears)
- On a related note, get medical/travel insurance.
- Buy some long boring book that I should read but never have or don't remember (Is it time to take another crack at The Magic Mountain? Will the Bleak House be any more fascinating 15 years later? Or keep plugging away at Cien Anos de Soledad for the sake of my spanish? (I've had it for four months and I'm on page 12 - so this one has potential to last)).
- OR learn the harmonica?
- Get rid of all my worldly possessions (except my car and my skis ... and some of my books, and my laptop)
- Pack five extra inner tubes. One extra tire. Five extra spokes. Extra bolts for my shoes.
- Download some new music to my phone
- Start charging electronic things now.
- Ride my bike!

No matter what, I plan to stick this out for two weeks. Absolutely no quitting before two weeks.
Even if i get lost, if my bike falls apart or if i fall off my bike, if it rains, if it snows, if it hails. High winds or flooding. Even if i meet crazy people, or skunks, even if I'm cold or hungry or bored or lonely. NO QUITTING.