The Misadventures of Pre-Travel Planning

The Misadventures of Pre-Travel PlanningIt’s Monday, you know what that means. Time to tell you the mis-adventures of  Dave and Deb preparing for India and how things are going at theplanetd. Let me start by talking to you about our electronics. As many of you know, we bought and Iphone and are ready to use it to keep in touch during our travels.  We made sure to buy one that is a little bit... 

How do you spell relief? P-A-SS-P-O-R-T

How do you spell relief? P-A-SS-P-O-R-TWe have our passports back in our hands, but I have to tell you about the crazy week that we have had to get them… Monday….. It all started on Monday when we phoned the Ethiopian Embassy to make sure that our passports had been sent. They told us the Friday before that they were already in the mail, but when we checked the tracking number there was... 

Welcome to our STRESS…

Welcome to our STRESS…The past two weeks have been the busiest and most stressful point of the entire year. As you may have read on our last post, we made a couple of mistakes with our Sudan visas, but it all worked out and we could laugh about it. Well, we managed to make another mistake to our Ethiopian Visa’s. Thanks to Spiros and Maria though, we hopefully fixed it before too big... 

We’re Out!

We’re Out!We had our first big snowfall of the year this weekend here in Southern Ontario, and with that, I am so happy to be leaving in 3 short weeks. Yesterday was freezing and I am already living again in my furry hat. It won’t come off until I step foot in the Toronto Airport. No wait, I will probably wear it on the plane, because I am always cold! Bring on the Sudanese Desert,... 

Crunch Time!

Crunch Time!There comes a time in the preliminary stages of every journey, where all of the prepping, training, and planning finally come together. I had been waiting for this moment for months, and it just happened this week. For the first time since deciding to take part in the Tour d’Afrique, it has actually hit home that we are going to be riding for almost 12,000 km in just 2 short months. The... 

The Countdown Continues.

The Countdown Continues.I feel that I haven’t been writing in my blog as much as I should. When we are in Africa, I guarantee that I will give more regular updates, but even as I write this paragraph now, I wonder what I am going to tell you…..hmmm To begin with, I will let you in on something that goes through my head daily. I can’t believe how much needs to be done for this trip!!!... 

The Countdown Begins

The Countdown Begins Niagara Falls 78 Days until we are on our plane to Cairo, and things are moving along far too quickly. Time for an update. Training on the Lakeshore Dave and I had a lovely day at the Toronto Bike Show yesterday. A one day blowout event that was insane. 9:30 am we were lined up with the masses drinking our Tim Hortons in the chilly morning air. It was a take no prisoners event... 

Next Page »