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Afternoon all,
Just a little topic to say that I plan to cycle across America in September of this year.
I deploy to Afghanistan in a few weeks time, and if all goes well I'll be back in September with about 6 weeks of post-tour holiday to take. I've been thinking of what to do with my free time, and also all of the money that I'll save whilst being away, and I think cycling across America is the best option.
I've thought of so many things that I'd love to do in that time and it's my one chance to do something epic whilst I'm 'young'. 6 weeks is a hell of a time off from work so I plan to utilise it well.
The plan at the moment is to fly to the East Coast/Miami, buy a suitable bike, a tent, a sleeping bag and a few other things, and then hit the road hard. I want to end up in San Francisco as I love the City, and then i'll fly home and back to reality.
So yeah, as ropey as it is, that's the plan. Long hours in the saddle and sleeping under the stars at night. I don't know if anyone has ever done this before (or anything like it) but if so then I'd love to hear from you. Any info on reasonably priced and suitable bikes, possible routes and nutrition will be warmly received.
Roll on September.