Did my trip in 2008, was totally crapping myself and thinking up all sorts of excuses to back out at the last minute. It's not just worrying about the actual trip - will the bike be ok? will the money last? will I be robbed at gunpoint? but the things at home - will the cats be looked after? will the flat get a tenant soon please? will work pay me the holiday pay and overtime I'm owed?
As the last few days approached, (in between Christmas and New Year), last minute niggles like the crap health insurance to be sorted, cancelling utilities, mobile phone contracts, packing and repacking the bike, and most stressful - saying goodbye to my 2 elderly cats - I looked forward to the first night on the boat, as it would be the first time in weeks or months that I could sit on my backside with nothing to do but relax, and drink .
A mate gave us a lift to Portsmouth with the bikes in his van. Riding from the van to the boat was the first time I'd ridden with that amount of luggage, and boy was my bike badly set up! Front end wobble only cured several weeks later after knocking the front forks thru and shedding some load. I was crapping myself for weeks every time I set off!
So no, you're not alone.
Have a fab time.
You know you'll do it all over again, anyway!!
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Does my bum look big on this bike?
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