Boston, MA

After a year of preparation, a week of exams, packing, re-packing, checking, double-checking, and finalizing every last detail of the trip, we are finally en route to Seattle. As soon as exams were finished on Saturday, we all got to go home for a quick rest and are regrouping today at seven o’clock at the JetBlue terminal in the Boston Logan airport. From there, we fly to Seattle, spend Tuesday preparing the trailer and making final adjustments on our bikes, and on Wednesday we start riding.
It is incredible that after all of our preparation, the trip is finally starting. I know I’m not alone in wondering “am I ready for this? Will I make it?” but I’m sure that with the help of my friends, the Cascades will be no match for me! A few of us have jointly decided that “slow and steady” will be our motto on this trip, we won’t be rushing it in to the finish every day. I’m looking forward to some loooong days on the saddle, and to seeing some beautiful parts of the country.
Ellen and I are currently sitting on the Dartmouth Coach, en route to Logan airport. I don’t think it’s quite hit either of us yet that in two days we start our seven-week-long journey across the country, but for right now we are both very excited. We both agree that the best way to see a place is by bike, it’s the perfect mode of transportation. Hopefully we will still think that in two months!