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With 23 days to go, I am starting feel some anxiety. I have been feeling like I could go tomorrow since January, but now, with a bit over 3 weeks to go, things a looking a bit daunting. This is good, I guess. Taking this as just another ride would probably not be the best thing. I have been practicing my slow riding, stand on the foot pegs, skills every morning, and the packing list is getting official. I am happy to see that most of the supplies are here already, with just a few things remaining. Still, it feels like there is always one more thing that remains to be done. Another item from the to do list that got crossed off today was my order for contact lenses.
This map should, at this point, be a fair representation of the trip. I have now nailed down most of my rest stops and camp sites between Jamaica Beach, Texas, and Fairbanks, Alaska, including a rest day in Yellowstone National Park, and an overnight at Liards Hot Springs in Northern British Columbia. I have found the British Columbia park services web site very useful, and the camping rates to be quite reasonable.
The started, though, with a drive out to Wild West Honda, near Katy, Texas, to have them do a boat load of prep work that I could not do myself. This included:
- Attach cable channel for speedo
- Change oil to synthetic
- Replace oil window
- Valve adjustment and throttle body synch
- Replace oil filler cap
- Change transmission fluid
- Install new Ohlins rear shock
- Change tires
Why go so far away to get all this work done? Simple. They are the best in town, and for this journey I can not settle for less.
However, the most exciting piece of news is that donations keep tricking in, and today, funds contributed to Redeemed Ministries, International Justice Mission, and the Polaris Project have reached 17.71% of the targeted $27,000.00. I am so thrilled with so many new contributors whose heart has been moved to act on behalf of the victims of human trafficking.