When to go, where to go? How long is it going to take? Which route shall I use? What are the roads like? What's Italian for "Where the bloody hell am I?" The list of things to do is far longer than my arm and I know that every thing on it may not be answerable until I actually arrive at the start line, or even get half way down. Questions like, what are the people really like? How bad are the roads in summer? How is the weather going to compare on the day, to information found on websites?
Unfortunately not all of these questions are answerable right away but that adds to the mystery I guess and makes it all that little bit more exciting. For if I knew all the answers before I went I wouldn't learn anything while I was there, thus making the trip pointless. Well kind of, but you see what I mean.
So, my friend and work colleague Rob "Bear" Caulfield, has confirmed his intent on making this trip with me. We met up on Saturday to have our first "meeting" and I have to say it went well. The ice is broken and I am pleased that it has. We know where we will start, we know the terrain for the first day and have studied rather intently the rest of the 900 mile long stretch to the south of Italy.
I would definitely recommend getting day one agreed and penned in even as early as now (approx 8 or so months before departure) as it takes a great amount of weight off your shoulders. With several more stages to organise and equipment lists to be drawn up I can't see the next few months being un-eventful in the least, but that's why I like doing it. I will write a post soon on what equipment is needed for the trip and explain most of them in detail.
For now, I need to book the dates off work. That is certainly the most important thing to do over the next few weeks.
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