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.

Here we go again.

Here is my new blog. An extension of my nomad adventures, but I thought it only be appropriate to start a new one, in lieu of new life changes and the direction of the next few months.

For those of you who have not already heard, I am about to set out on ANOTHER adventure. Yes, thats right, for some reason I thought it would be a great idea to continue living out of a bag and keep up this life style for a while. I guess its not enough to just call it a day and stay in Seattle for a while longer. Like going to Asia for nearly a year is not drastic enough. Here I go again.

The plan so far. Cycling. solo. Starting in the second love of my life, San Francisco, and finishing in New York City. The city that will soon be in my life. (my first love, obviously Seattle.)

This blog is a spot for me to let y'all know where I am in the country, how the trip is going, and for all the New Yorkers out there- when I will actually be arriving in the Big Apple.

I will be biking around 5,000 miles. Starting as soon as I can peel myself away from the absolutely beautiful and amazing Pacific Northwest summer, great people, and funemployed daily life.haha.

By the way, I might not have ever biked more than 50 miles in one day, so those of you who give me the "you're effing crazy" look when I tell you my plan, just might have some truth in those discouraging eyes. I'm pretty sure moving to New York City, being an East Coast virgin all my life, and trying to re adjust to being a normal American again since you know, I been outta the country for some time now...well lets just say thats a big enough undertaking in itself.

BUT, supposedly not, because I thought it would be a great idea to make it really easy on myself, pack everything I own into boxes again, and then bike across the country -starting with the Rockies- and roll into the New York City skyline, looking super glam I'm sure. By that point, I'm pretty sure I'll be at a dead crawl, and you will most likely find me passed out at Battery Park.

We'll just have to see what happens.

SO...for those of you who are interested. I'll try to keep you updated with photos and other fun stuff from the road.

My route will be soon to come.

Stay tuned...