I leave for Banff tomorrow. It feels a little bit weird. The 'To-do' list has shrunk from something seemingly insurmountable to a shopping trip at City Market for some batteries, toothpaste, and antidiarrheal medicine and laundry. I also need to find myself a plastic spoon. The bike got a clean bill of health this morning. As far as I can tell, my body has a clean bill of health. I did not curb my caffeine addiction. Working at coffee shops didn't help the cause. I'm working hard to contain my excitement.
I did my final gear check this morning laying out every piece on a sleeping pad before putting it back in it's place. Then I went for a final ride.
A ride that ended at Long Lake which was just warm enough for a swim. It felt good to linger knowing that for the first time in the recent past, I had nothing that needed doing. It was time to just be. To enjoy the green, the views, the company, the trails.
And I have to say, while I'm not even going to try to express my excitement and anxiousness to get on the road tomorrow morning, I'm leaving with a profound sense of peace that when I come back, I get to come back to this.
I'm afraid Jill's time isn't safe. But that's not why you are doing it, of course. But I relish that fact that the boys' times might not be safe either. That may be why you are doing it.
Good luck and have a wonderful and safe TD.
Posted by: JKS | June 03, 2012 at 05:08 PM
Best of luck. Yeah, enjoy the TD and kick some butt! Sharon and I (the Alaskans you met on the SC400 ) will be tracking you! Take care.
Posted by: Michael Braun | June 03, 2012 at 11:59 PM