The Wandering Idiot

The Thorn Sherpa

Well….the countdown for the trip is on. I’ve been spending most of my free time researching and preparing for my trip ahead. The gear is coming together nicely….now I’m just worried about endless days on the road. I’m sure once I’m out there and moving along I’ll fall into a rhythm (rhythm – what a great word) and things will start coming together. I definitely am suffering from too much time online and not enough actually riding!

Today – at a local coffee shop in Brighton I bumped into a friend of mine. Hadn’t spoken to her much recently so was a quick catch up – but lo and behold, she and her boyfriend are about to embark on a bicycle tour from here to Japan! Starting next spring. You can check them out when they get going by clicking here.

Very cool!

It is amazing to see how many people are touring once you get a little more involved in the cycle scene. They will be riding Thorne Sherpas (how I wish I could have afforded one of those bad boys) [Correction added at later date: They will not be riding Sherpas, but Thorn Raven Tours] and have just taken delivery of them recently. So hopefully we’ll be able to do a few rides breaking in our new wheels!