Getting closer

Only 8 days to go and I'm off on my adventure.

I cycled to work and back today on my mountain bike and took the longer route.  It felt so good this morning that I nearly cycled past my turn off.  I had the pleasure of seeing two Herons and a pair of nesting Swans on the canal and the weather was fair.

I have gone on a few runs too just to keep my fitness up.  I've certainly not trained as much as I would like to have so am hoping my base fitness will get me through the 720 miles.



On my ride home tonight I was thinking about the trip ahead.  I've ridden on long multi day journeys before, but for some reason I am very nervous about this one.  It is my first visit to Asia, and the bit that scares me is the altitude at which I will be riding.  I've only ridden at just over 3000 metres in Mexico nearly 15 years ago.  I just don't know how I will cope with the altitude.  I am not a great fan of roughing it and neither do I like the cold.

We can expect warm days but below freezing in the evenings,  I hope my big sleeping bag and super duper sleeping mat keep me warm in my tent.



As the day draws closer I'm getting nervous about it all, I've checked with the tour company in case I've forgotten something, all is in order there.  I'm worried that I won't achieve my goal and will let people down.

But I know I will be giving it my all.  I also want to take it slow and soak up all the sights and sounds and enjoy the experience.