Stardate, 17th december. Some minor problems with the craft..... Today was the big day. The start of our bikeride through the middle east, central asia, and russia. Last night i found it hard to sleep, nervous energy sourging through my body. I tossed and turned, constantly thinking about the road ahead, did i have enough gear, would my skinny white legs hold up to the challenge. After several hours of this mental tooing and frowing, and rolling around in bed i managed a few hours of fitful sleep. The insecent monophonic noise of Spiders alarm woke us at about 7am. We timidly got our gear together and had a quick shower and breakfast. I was somewhat disconcerted about the height (and weight) of my trailer. Surely, i mused, the bags shouldnt stick three feet above the
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