We're off, sort of...

So when we returned from Nationals this year in Maine we passed a sign on the wall of the Denver Airport that said "Non-stop flights to London!" Rachel looked at me and said, " Let's go!" two months later we are sitting in the terminal at DIA waiting for our non-stop flight to London.

It was a crazy couple of days as we were trying to get all our grades for our classes graded, figured and entered as well as trying to get our folding bicycles folded and loaded and ready to go. There were moments during the last two days that I did not think we were actually going to get off at all but here we are with, hopefully, everything we need to at least get the bikes together. Everything else we can buy there!

I guess I didn't mention that we are going bicycle touring and I also didn't mention that Ashley and Trevor are joining us on our trip. We're all extremely excited, if exhausted.

We will be taking British Airways non-stop to Heathrow Airport on the west side of London, putting our bikes together in the airport, riding through the middle of London with jet lag and a time change and camping on the east side of London. Should be interesting! From there we will play it by ear but we are vaguely planning to continue East through Canterbury and on the White Cliffs of Dover. The White Cliffs are the only real plan we have, Rachel is dying to see them.

Anyway, hopefully the bikes will get there in one piece, or actually in the many pieces they are currently in, and we will get some sleep on the plane.

Hope everyone is doing great. We'll blog whenever we get a chance!