The Weather, what will it be? This same question arrises every time prior to a journey like we have planned. At the moment we are very much worried that the pattern of too cold for the season is shifting our plans and may delay our move toward the North. But we really have very little alternatives if we want to explore the East Coast and the West Coast the same summer. And since the most places on our journey are situated in the West, to make the Northeastern loop first is almost a given. Besides the point that the iceberg season in Newfoundland and Labrador typically runs from early spring to early summer, peaking in May and June, not necessarily a time when one is treated with warm temperatures and lots of sunshine.
So this is the balancing act we have to master, and with still some good four weeks to go, we hope for the best, and plan for the worst.
In the meantime, having learned from some friends that camping without the right equipment is not worth the effort, we have added to our equipment one very important piece. Bright red in color so one can find it in the harshest of storms, in the mist of a rainy morning, in the deepest of snow, the very essential stove top espresso maker.
"Espresso Yourself" Bicycle Cover w/custom made light strip
Last week we tested our bicycle cover, and with some small modifications it worked very well. No idea how it will stand the test of 10,000 miles or more, but I figure with sufficient duct tape or tarpaulin repair kits we will be in good shape. So with all the essentials together, just some fine tuning on one or the other thing, we are almost ready to go. It's just the weather in the Northeast which has to cooperate a little more.
"There is no such thing as good weather, or bad weather. There is just weather and your attitude toward it." - Louise Hay, American motivational speaker, 1926 - 2017
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