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I usually feel so totally strung out and exhausted from staying up all night trying to take care of last minute details that I've no energy left for fretting about the big picture.....except that I've noticed there seems to be an endless supply of women who declare their interest and availability only when I'm on the verge of leaving for an extended period. But when I return and am available myself (e.g., four weeks from today), I'm always facing major relationship drought. Why is that?
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Murphy's law. 
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m'harfy's law !
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Right now I feel insanely envious about you leaving on your trip, but were it mine I'd feel, as others have said, I'd feel stressed & fraught.
When it was our turn to ship out, I had an overwhelming sense of the unreal: I could not actually believe we were doing it: it had been an idea, a concept for so long that went it became real I couldn't grasp it!!
To be honest, it took about 2 weeks there after to sink in!
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For us it feels unreal. Perhaps because we are so busy at the moment it has not sunk in yet. 2 weeks to go!
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how do you feel
hi guys
I have read all he post and the same answers appear as I have experienced before and after the trip. night before people ask how are you feeling terrified! during the trip fantastic after the trip the girl which was very interested how as no interest in you and then there was the, was worth it question and every time
YESSSSSSSSSSSSS
FEEL THE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAY
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I can sympathise!
I am 3 months away from the off and I am starting to get nervous and very indecisive
With 3 months to sort out all these things, it should seem miles away; but decision making, god knows how many times i have changed my mind over which panniers to take [hard or soft]. Already packed and unpacked my bags 3 times (only because I have too much, I think the charity shop will benefit though)
Bike isn't here or ready yet
But I'm getting to a point where I will just go with the flow and sort things out along the way. Important things will get done, I am having the month off before I depart to deal with that. Hopefully, I will be as lucky as you guys with regards to the girls
The scarey bit is when I get home. No where to live, will I get another job, the questions are endless ......................... and clearly not worth worrying about!!
However, this is an adventure of a lifetime for me, and with an adventure comes the unknown, excitement, anxiety and a whole load of other challenging stuff
For the time being, and waiting for those sleepless nights, life goes on
To those just departing
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Pretty calm, really...
Which either means we're totally organised, or too dumb to know any better!
6 weeks to go before a 6 month tour of the the Americas...
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