Isn't it amazing how some events seem a long way off for a long time, and suddenly they are upon you before you know it?
Our 2016 adventure have been over a year in the planning, and now in just 2 sleeps our merry band of 19 cyclists will meet at some god-forsaken hour at Heathrow and travel for almost a full day to get to Yangon, and ultimately Bagan, to begin out adventure.
This is the time when a lots of thoughts go through your mind. Have I packed everything? Have I done enough training and will I be able to keep up? How hot will it really be? What happens if my roomie snores!!
There's something exciting and also unnerving when you get thrown together in a group of people you don't know for a week who have travelled from different towns and countries to do something that pushes you out of your comfort zone.
But of course we are all connected by more things than we realise. Some connections will be surprising and only come to light as we get to know each other. Others are more obvious. The main one that does bond us all as we head off is the amazing fundraising efforts that have got us all to this point.
I will reveal all on Saturday as we board the plane, but months of holding events, cajoling friends and family, cleaning cars and many other activities have already brought us together for a common cause: the 50 children in a home in Yangon who are some much less fortunate than us.
What an amazing opportunity they have given us! So as the last pot of chamois buttr gets stuffed into a holdall, and we all do the final pat of the back pocket to check for passports and pristine US dollars, you can be sure that thinking of those kids may not quell all the nerves, but will be very much at the front of all our minds
Roll on Saturday morning.
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