I wrote something about the mental, physical and bike preparation for this trip. I hated it, so deleted it.
When you can´t find your own words to express your thoughts I think it´s best to steal those of others, and in this case it´s my favorite author Henry Miller, ¨One´s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.¨
and a photo.
Like this guy, the ex-ambassador of Uruguay, who was smuggling kilos of cocaine on his business trips between NYC and Colombia. He was caught and sent to jail in Colombia. Once convicted it´s hard to find a job in Colombia so he lives on a dollar a day giving English lessons in his pueblo. I know, bad shadow.