I have TWO dreams! (Just being original here
).
With the exception of perhaps 3 or 4 isolated years since 1981, I have been taking long rides (over a month or two) every year.
My ultimate objective has always been to get my affairs in order and to then ... disappear for a couple of years (or 5, who knows?) or so.
I have done the length and breadth of Europe and the Middle East so many times it has become a joke in my local circles.
I have also ridden down the length of Africa (Morocco to Cape Town) and although it is an adventure I would very much like to revisit, it is not an immediate priority.
Now for the dreams I mentioned ...
One is to ride from Athens to Vladivostok in southeastern Russia (detouring somewhat via a chunk of China) and to cross over to Japan on a ferry (I already know what time they leave
).
The other is to just "get lost" for a year or so, just roaming around the US, you know ... "drifter" style (although I have been to many cities in the States I have not as yet ridden there).
So Tom, thank you for so vividly planting a picture of one of my dreams in front of my eyes.
