Prague - ready or not, here we come!

The most difficult part of planning a vacation must be wait time between readiness and departure. I think that this spring, the wait has been excruciating. Jude & I began planning this trip about 10 months ago. Not the serious ... "let's map the route" stuff, but serious ... "let's book the flights" stuff. That's when the waiting began.

Fast forward to April, and a big snowfall at Mount Washington. Big, heavy, west coast powder. The stuff that really fat skis were designed for. Also, knee twisting, ligament ripping powder. You guessed it. One ski stuck in the muck and Jude loses both her ACL and most of her MCL.

The doc's (ER physician, GP, SportsMed & Orthopod surgeon) generally agree that the bike trip, duh, likely won't happen. But, they hadn't yet met up with two determined cyclists (with non-refundable airfare). Truth is, cycling is probably the best physiotherapy that you can apply to ripped up knees. Match the cycling with a humongously expensive knee brace and, we're "good to go"!

A week from today we will be in Prague beginning our travels down the Greenways toward Vienna and then slowly along the Danube to Budapest. We will endeavour to keep our families and friends informed and as involved in our adventure as we can. We will take lots of pictures!

The Surly's are tuned up and after a ride in Victoria tomorrow, we'll box them up and leave them in the capable (fingers crossed) hands of British Airways.

Keep smiling & keep riding! More to come ...