Six months ago, Dan told me about his idea for this trip. He wanted to race 4 triathlons in 4 weeks. All I could think was "why didn't I think of that" and "I wonder if he'd let me tag along". As with anything new, you never know what's going to happen, so I avoided any official planning on my part until it was absolutely necessary. I was lucky enough to have all the pieces of my life fall in to place at just the right time in order to make this trip possible. OK, maybe I had a strong hand in helping things along.
I probably should have started this two months ago when we actually started the initial planning for this trip. It's already been an experience and we haven't even left yet. While looking at possible flights one night, we must have spent over an hour trying to figure out if there was any possible way we could turn one of our layovers into a daytrip around Cairo or Moscow. Sadly, it just did not seem feasible, and back to trip planning we went. One of the many hours spent daydreaming about the possibilities of this trip.
As of this morning, we have all our flights booked; hotels, hostels, and homestays reserved; visas in place; and even a few activities planned, like tickets to LaBoheme at the Sydney Opera House. This list of "Things to Bring" continues to grow, as does my excitement. There are still some minor details to workout, but at this point, even if we did nothing else, it will still be an adventure I will want to remember the rest of my life. So I sit here with two days left at my job, and ten days before we embark on a journey that will take us around the globe, and I think "I wonder if I'll have room to pack some snacks".
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