05.05.09
Adiós Townsville, hello unemployment and freedom.
Well the excitement is mounting as we are in our last week before heading to London. We’re just now trying to make sure that we have everything that we could possibly need so that we can find out in a few weeks that we don’t really need it and that the stuff is too cumbersome. If only I could learn this lesson early. Also we have a plethora of media commitments (by plethora I actually mean a quick interview with the local paper in Torquay) and a few last minute catch ups before hitting the road. I’m just figuring out the video camera and hopefully I’ll be able to put together something of a doco on this whole adventure. I’ve also been uploading all of the google maps of the journey into the GPS so that we only get semi lost in the wilderness and don’t get eaten. Speaking of getting eaten I’ve got to try and source myself a slingshot in Europe to counter act the presence of overly friendly dogs in the small out of the way towns. They (appart from stone throwing kids) are the touring cyclists worst enemy and I’m hoping to be able to deter them as much as I can.
Anyway I’m getting excited and jumpy and nervous and wired and anxious and ….. so th esooner that we get to start the better.
Tc
magret hennessy said,
May 20, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Hi Trent and Nic, A quick thanks for having us just before this epic journey. Found your website and will be reading it regulary. Hint for stray dogs buy a water pistol. They work really well (can always piss in it if not enough water may even work better.) Have a great time . Thinking of you both . Love Magret