I can't wait for me to get out on the road either. I'll try not to make my reporting TOO weird.

I'm really looking forward to following along Greg. Can't wait for you to get out on the road!

Thank you, Paul. I just hope my little poem didn't turn anybody into a verse-a-PHOBIC.

Thanks Lorenzo, but please don't wager any of your hard-earned money on that. And definitely don't let it distract from your own fine journal and from fighting off that illness. (I see you're in Bosnia-Herzegovina now . . . cool.)

From one verse-a-philic journaler to another - Cheers!

I'm pretty sure I'm going to find this journal better written, more interesting, and for sure more entertaining than a lot of others!
Best of luck GG

That's a good idea but, as a loyal Vikings fan, I just can't stoop that low. Although, considering my teams' recent success against our arch-rival, the phrase "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" seems to apply.

I'm afraid you're going to have to wait, Rocky--for six more days.

No question - you’ll fit right in. A packers jersey might be a good fashion accessory to consider, too.

Oh boy, I can’t wait to read about your adventures!

Ah, shucks. You're too kind.

Yup, and it fits perfectly and has plenty of padding.

Well, your tour theme captured my interest enough so that I went back and reviewed my Northern Tier journal's Wisconsin entries. I do think you will find some weirdness along the way (but it's good weirdness), and - if you look real hard for it - you will probably find some corn too. Did you know you can hear the corn growing?

We also did a 'concept' ride back as a training run before we did our first long tour. It was in the southern part of Colorado and we called it the 'ice cream' ride as the loop route looked like a scoop of ice cream on a waffle cone. I think I wrote it up for that other site.

But you're also a smooooth cyclist!