Ready, Set....

So, before we even hit the road on this ridiculous road trip we have been planning since, oh I dont know, 4 months ago - I should give you a little idea of what it took to get us to the starting line.... Chas & I decided instead of doing our usual trip to Mexico for vacation this year, we would try something different. We thought traveling to Texas to do some motocross/mountain bike riding and visiting friends sounded like such a great concept, so we committed to a week in March and decided to make it happen. Little did we realize how fast March would arrive, how cold the start of 2014 would be for the entire nation and how much work it would take to GET THERE! Just so you understand where I'm at with this - it's been 20 degrees below average basically everywhere, including Texas, and we keep hoping we will maybe see above 50 considering the last 3 months have been 20 below at home. On top of all that garbage, Chas thought it would be a great idea to buy a van, fix it up and use it on this trip...to drive our bikes down and then LIVE in it for the week. Can you say 'professional vegabond'? While that sounds fun and super low maintenance, the problem starts when we are less than 4 days away from leaving on this wild adventure and the VAN ISN'T READY! We spent 7 hours yesterday, Sunday, ripping out all the insides of the van, cleaning it and installing a wall which will separate the bike from the sleeping quarters. We are now 3 days away from leaving and we still dont have a bed to sleep on or our bags packed. Thankfully, we have each other - right??! Needless to say, the adventure of this trip is well under way - let's pray that by 4 AM Thursday morning, we are packed, loaded, gassed up and ready to hit the open (icey, cold) road.