Friday, June 21, 2013

Final Preparations

Sea to Sea starts Monday from Newport Beach, California!!  We’re making our final preparations to leave this morning (Friday).  Over the last few days we’ve been weighing and re-weighing, adding and removing items from our backpacks, and remembering and forgetting everything that needed to be done.

I received a notice two weeks ago that I have been summoned to jury duty in the US district court for the months of July, August and September.  I immediately sent in my request for deferral and was told to call back in two weeks to see if it was accepted.  Because of Sea to Sea, I am off the jury list this time around. 

Months ago when we started gathering our gear for Sea to Sea we thought the 60-pound limit would not pose a problem, but as the time drew near, the weight counted up amazingly fast.  I found a small kitchen scale at a thrift store and we’ve been using it to weigh everything from spare batteries to individual clothing items. 


Tonight we’ll be in California claiming our bikes and gear and meeting the people in our mobile community for the next nine weeks!  The preparations have been fun.  We’ve packed, we’ve pedaled, and now it’s time to hit the road against poverty. 
 
Glad to have you along!

 

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