longing for the unknown

i really miss the trip today. it's strange. it's like an ache. I can feel it deep in my body. at first i thought that it was just that i'm tired this morning...and then i thought, 'oh, am i cranky? i think i feel a little cranky....' and then i thought - 'oh right...maybe it's just the cramps...' but no. i got outside and on the bike and i thought, 'oh, what a dim day - maybe it's just the weather...' no. i'm sure there are bits of all those things, but it seems more like a stretching of something inside that's trying to get out and back on the open road. yearning to see what a new day will hold...

you know, for something that was not easy to adapt to for the first couple of days, the trip quickly became one of the most amazing things i've ever done... or been a part of...

maybe it's been the watching of 'Long Way Round'. My mom mentioned it earlier on a post and she was right - fantastic stuff - and not just because ewan mcgregor is in it. ;) he and his best mate, charley boorman, set off from london on two BMW motorcycles and ride east, ultimately through siberia, fly to alaska and then end up in new york. and they both have video cameras. plus one more guy on a motorcycle with a video camera. i highly recommend checking it out - netflix has it. they get into some pretty hairy situations, meet some pretty dodgy people, but seem to keep their senses of humor about 95% of the time, which was really rather impressive. i wish i could say the same about myself, but let me tell you, when i protein crash, oh dear, it's not pretty... :)