18/07/08
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The night before...
Everything's ready. I've got 2 months off work, a working motorcycle that looks the absolute business, great stuff to wear while riding it, the right documents, money and my camera. These are all the essential ingredients for the kind of adventure I want to have. Even if I take nothing else, I'll still have a great time. Of all the other stuff I can't stop myself packing (listed in detail on the 'Kit' page), I know that half will just be dead weight for the entire trip - but, of course, I don't know which half that is. The panniers still look a bit empty though. I briefly congratulate myself on having packed light, then the idea of not taking them at all briefly floars into my head, and finally I decide to decant the contents of fridge into them until they are full. There's nothing worse than riding on an empty stomach - ask any well-padded biker! The alarm is set for 6.30. We go to bed. Anneke doesn't want me to leave, and I do feel a bit bad. But I'm so excited I can hardly get to sleep.
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