News Flash - Is this a good idea?

'Are you really going alone? Is that safe? You'll be all alone in a strange country and won't speak the language. What about the traffic?'

'What about your job? Are you giving it up? Do you care?' Maria Zak July, 2013

My mother has decided this is trip is a bad idea for so many reasons.

Either you get it, or you don't.

Look at the fantastic bike below which Bruce Gordon in Petaluma built for me. How can I fail with equipment like this?

(Good news. I've figured out how to import photos to my Nexus 7 on the road. As long as I can find the occasional hot spot, and the rain doesn't soak the electronics I should be able to publish a few.)

And yeah, I care about having a job when I get back! P