Here we go!

The odyssey has begun!  I packed all of my gear and my bike and shipped it off to Chicago where I will hopefully meet up with it in a few days.
All my gear ready to go
All my gear ready to go

In the mean time, Linda and I headed for New York to spend a few days with Jordan before she starts school on Sept 6th.

In NY with a few close friends waiting for a taxi
In NY with a few close friends waiting for a taxi

It’s still a little hard to believe this is really going to happen!  Things will change dramatically over the next few days. I will go from staying in the condo of some very generous friends right near Times Square

View from the condo
View from the condo

(and sampling wonderful NY restaurants) to staying at some friends house in Chicago to staying in a hostel in Chicago ( the night before we ride out) to living out of a tent for two months and cooking on camp stoves!! Let the games begin.

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