A beginning

Heya

All things must start somewhere, so I guess I’ll just start typing away. The thing is – there isn’t much to say right now. Our departure is two months away (almost to the day) and I am about to have my checkup for my back to see if the surgery and recovery went as planned. If that is the case (which by all signs it will be) then I’ll finally be allowed to do physical activities again and I’ll spend all my time leading up to departure riding my bike and building up strength and stamina again.

As for today I went to the city and attempted to buy all the last things that I still needed to get. I say attempted as I’m still unclear about our washing and laundry situation. Maybe I’ll have to buy a washbag, maybe I can avoid it. I’m still trying to figure that out. Other than that I was unsuccessful in finding some decent cooking utensils as well as lashing straps. I’ll find them another day, I’m not really concerned about that. The next things on my to-do list are the cutting of my maps to fit on top of my handlebar bag and figuring out my cash situation during the travels. After that, all that’s really left is for me to pack everything onto my bike, hoping it all fits and otherwise figuring out a plan B. Oh and praying that Covid will not deny us entry into Helsinki.

The only other ongoing topic right now is camera gear. I am quite saddened by the idea of heading out without a proper camera, but I doubt that my budget will allow for the acquisition of one before departure. I really want to take some amazing pictures to document my adventure and to share on here but by the looks of it my phone camera will have to do. But hey – you never know, maybe I get enough money together to get a Fujifilm X-T20 with maybe a 16-55 f2.8-4 lens.

Anyway, this is it for today. I don’t think there are going to be too many new posts happening in the near future, but as we get closer to the 30th of May, our departure date, that should change. And once on the road I will try to get a post out on any day I have internet.

Thanks for reading and see you next time,

Raphi