A lot of folks have been asking questions about our ride, so I will attempt to answer a few of them here.

Question: When are you leaving?

Answer: May 31

Question: What are you bringing?

Answer: As little as possible

Question: Why are you doing this?

Answer: We have no idea

Question: Where are you staying?

Answer: We have no idea

Question: Can you visit us on your way down?

Answer: Yes, as long as our route goes directly through your living room

Question: Have you been training?

Answer: Define training

Question:  Are you scared?  Nervous?  Worried?

Answer: Yes, yes, and yes

Question: What are you worried about?

Answer: (in no particular order)

• Hills
• Death
• Divorce
• Cars
• Riding too many miles per day
• Not riding enough miles per day
• Big hills
• Back pain
• Ass pain
• Knee pain
• Foot pain
• Shoulder pain
• Streets with the word “hill” in their names
• Sun burn
• Sun stroke
• Failure
• Emergency rooms
• Boredom
• Dogs
• Broken bicycles
• Flat tires
• Ticks
• Streets with the word “Vista”, ”Crest”, “View”, or ”Cliff” in their names
• Hunger
• Thirst
• Dehydration
• The kids
• The house
• The cats
• Too hot
• Too cold
• Too rainy
• Mountains
• Money
• Not finding places to sleep
• Crocodiles
• Giant bugs
• Poison ivy
• Sleeping outside in poison ivy with crocodiles and giant bugs
• Long bridges
• Chiggers
• Banjo music near any river in the south