In racing, they tell you the most important goal is to finish. The same applies to our trip. The foremost thought for us must be to get to San Francisco on time and in one piece. If that means taking time to fix up a bike, or resting for a few hours because we're really tired, or buying food to eat at a gas station, we'll do it.
I haven't slept well the past 3 nights. It's a mix of superego excitement and id dread. While we are very prepared for this trip, there are undoubtedly large risks in some aspects of it. Between the lack of sleep and anticipation of the unknown, I find myself drained and on edge sometimes, hit with sudden upwellings of emotion. The best cure for all this will simply to start the trip. To live on the move for 3 weeks.
Our bikes are built and waiting* in Seattle. Let us start the journey.
*the end to end shipping and build time at this busy time of the year was about 2 weeks. We had a couple days to spare.
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