The night before I leave, again. I have a different feeling tonight as opposed to the other night before I left. Tonight, I have a stronger sense of needing to go. I probably can attribute some of this to watching cable TV, especially the travel channel and other fun channels.
I also went online with google maps and was reviewing potential paths to take. I realized I really wanted to be on the adventure and not just planning it. I will take this as a good sign that I am ready to leave. Also while reviewing the maps, I received strong sense that Oregon is the state to live in. Granted, I am not ready to stop traveling, especially since I haven't even started yet, but Oregon keeps drawing my attention. I guess the next phase would be figuring out where in Oregon. That can wait until I get there.
Denise, my sister, said it well; that after the first two weeks everything will be fine. I agree. The first two weeks will be getting all sorted out with the gear and creating many new routines. It will be getting over the initial knee and butt pains.
My first obstacle will be to learn to deal with will be cold and rain. I am starting out at the end of April and I have to deal with cold and rain?!?!? Where is spring, let alone summer? Another obstacle will be to learn to fuel my body properly. I don't like to cook. I'm not that creative and I have food issues. Hmmm, I wonder if God will be dealing with the food issues as well. Sigh. Another problem to uncover and fix. Becoming holy is discouraging work. Thankfully, I don't have to fix it myself. I just have to go through God's clean up (hard) and healing (long). I wonder how much He can fix in 3 months?? Maybe I don't want to know.
I should have photos of me and my bike, groaning under the weight of all the things I think I can't live without. After I start, I don't know when I'll be posting again, so please be patient with me as everything gets figured out.
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