Plan was to leave on Friday. It’s Saturday night, and I’m still at Julie’s. Tomorrow I leave, though.

I had problems with my new tires, which I bought in the city the other day. They didn’t fit my frame. Suck. I found that out the next day, back at Julie’s, miles and miles from the bike shop. My fault for attempting to swap out the tires on the morning I was going to leave.

Long story short, I had to exhange the tires for a different size this morning. Julie drove me to the city to the bike shop. While switching them out, I did completely blow out two tubes- huge explosion that sounds like a gunshot. For a second I thought I had lost my hearing, as I was leaning right over the wheels at the time. All good, though. No apparent damage.

So now I have a brand new tire on the rear, the same on one the front, and a spare tire, should anything go wrong down the road. While here, I was also able to pick up a sweet REI waterproof, windproof, breathable jacket for 9 bucks, and a fleece jacket to wear underneath. So I’m feeling good about being ready for possible cold weather that may come. All that’s left to collect is some decent gloves.

Just a quick update, sorry for the rush. Now I’m headed out for dinner. Limited internet access here, so computer time has been precious. I posted a new picture page. Still more to come. Also, perhaps a fundraiser in the near future to secure that this site stays up. We’ll see.
Tomorrow is back on the road, towards Great Falls, Montana. I’m feeling more relaxed about my upcoming segment, not in any rush. That’s a good feeling. Spirits are definitely in a better place, I thought I should let everyone know.

Pictures and updates and maybe some video to come soon.