Hi Steve. I too followed this adventure with rapt attention. Phew.

Now there's the Sue we (followers of your journals) recognize!

Such a great photo! I followed this adventure with rapt attention!

Thanks Scott. I'm hopeful.

That's what I thought. Looks like a UFO.

Oh, crap. I’m so sorry, guys. Hopefully they’ll be located soon.

Or aliens maybe. That’s really wierd.

Hi Suzanne. Definitely not the best way to start a tour. At least the bikes arrived unscathed and are ready to go. It's just the waiting game for us now, hoping the airlines call us soon so we can go pick up the panniers. Could be worse, I suppose. When we're in your area, we'll throw you and email for a potential CB meetup. Exciting.

Good luck on finding your bags! Who needs that kind of hassle!?

A real bummer! I just read that your bags have been found and are arriving - otherwise I might have said shopping at Decathlon is fun, just not the preferred way to start a tour.

Thanks Steve. Hopefully it'll all work out. Must be nice to be able to store the bikes across the pond.

This is why we leave bikes and most stuff in Europe, storage or with friends. And travel back and forth with only a carry on each. Aaaaargh. Hope you can sort things out, one way or another.

Thanks Rachel.

Thanks Susan. You're right. It's not an ideal way to begin a tour. But, we're trying to keep positive about it.

Thanks Mike. We hope so too.