I hope I have offered sufficient thanks to everyone who helped me out on the road, especially Andy Straus and Court Smith, who made the start and finish of the trip incredibly enjoyable.
My biggest thanks however goes to my amazing wife, Molly. Molly graciously encouraged me to take four weeks to do this random journey. Molly always supported me by phone, text message, and email without fail. Molly's support gave me strength on the days I needed it, and I did need it. While I was like a little boy playing on my bike, Molly was at home holding down the fort and working long hours. I am not sure what I have done to deserve such a lovely, caring, and amazing wife, but I have missed her dearly and am very much looking forward to reuniting with her.
Lovely tale! I enjoyed it immensely. I'm, in equal parts, compelled to take the journey myself, and relieved I don't need to, because it's all here.
ReplyDeleteI tell you, it doesn't look too difficult to flush this out into a book, or something. Maybe a pamphlet to stock on the racks of various waystations en route. Or you could combine your annual travelblogs into a single volume! A smidgen of copy editing, some more back story on people like Andy and Court, a few transcribed conversations to fill out other characters, in-depth explanations of terms like "mellow in the saddle"... maybe some ruminations on the state of public education.... But the meat and potatoes are in place!
Congratulations, job well done!