It is 1:43am and for some reason I woke up. To paraphrase "Our bikes are packed, we're ready to go", except we don't officially leave until May 1st. We are heading out (by van) to visit the twins (and their parents) in Missoula in the morning and will be riding our half loaded bikes around Missoula for the week of our visit. Then it's back home for four days and finally begin the big adventure. I wish we were already on the road. We are ready in terms of having our gear acquired and packed, mentally we are ready too. Physical readiness is probably the big question - but we are not in a rush and will train on the road. Look for a blog update or two from Missoula as we try to do 40-60 Km each day on the loops around the town. OK - back to bed to try again to sleep.