Back in my City by the Bay.

So I'm back in this beautiful city, smothered in fog, and anticipating the next few days before I set out on my bike.

What a wonderful place to return to after being abroad for a year, and to jump back in as if I did not miss a beat. Great to see familiar faces again, and to explore the San Francisco hills; rediscovering all the hidden alleys, streets, and corner markets that are all too familiar to me.

I feel a little overwhelmed for many reasons, sad to say goodbye to the beautiful people and beautiful Seattle days of summer, and sad to do the same for those in this foggy city I love. However, I am also very quickly transitioning into nervous excitement for all the things to come in the next few days, weeks, and months of time where the road will be all mine, and all I can do is just keep pedaling.

The next few days will be spent catching up and saying goodbye all in one swoop, and just preparing my new best friend (my bike who I have not thought of a suitable name for yet) and myself for this big adventure. So many things to do!

I'm so glad I spent all those weeks in Seattle working really hard and training. Really eating right and putting in miles on my bike. Translation for that means, what I was actually up to the last few months consisted of mostly laying in the sun, drinking lots of beer, and riding my bike around the block. In other words, FUN.EMPLOYED. I feel very prepared!

Thats all I got for now.