I ended up making it to El Paso and there I met a friendly trucker who gave me a ride all the way to Anaheim. I’m kind of a slow bike tourer.
I started on December 11th. As a Canadian I can only be in the states for 6 months. So I have till June 11th to get out. I took up the truckers offer and got sped off to where I am now.
Before I start heading towards the Baja Divide though, I need to get a bunch of stuff worked on my bike. I need to new wheels. New Tires. Going tubeless. Need a new cassette and a chain. Since my Old Surly ECR still takes quick release finding wheels that the store could import was no easy task.
The wheels are gunna be custom built.
I usually do a little investing in crypto and stocks to support my travelling. I made the dumb mistake investing in something I thought was going to do real well. I was riding a high from other successful trades and watched myself turn $9000 into $600. The bicycle repair bill $1100.
Thankfully I have a small but wonderful following and was able to raise $470 from my followers. My dad lent me the rest. So all and all. I have about 400 usable dollars and I’m hoping that I will be able to live off that in Mexico for a bit with the hope in a month or two my investment will go up to at least half. I’ll take the hit.
Anyways so I’ve literally been living like a bum in and around San Diego waiting for the parts to come in. Sleeping in gutters. Trees that will hide my stuff. In the dirt.
It’s weird having this week. I’ve always been a person that needs forward momentum. I don’t have that right now. I’ve been trying to figure out what to do.
I can’t swim. Not a huge fan of the beach life.
i’m just biking around existing for now. The parts I’m told should be in by Monday or Tuesday and then one day to build.
One man and his dog – what an adventure. I hope you make it through the dicier parts of central/southern America safely. You’re gonna have enough stories to fill conversation for the rest of your life after this.
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I ended up making it to El Paso and there I met a friendly trucker who gave me a ride all the way to Anaheim. I’m kind of a slow bike tourer.
I started on December 11th. As a Canadian I can only be in the states for 6 months. So I have till June 11th to get out. I took up the truckers offer and got sped off to where I am now.
Before I start heading towards the Baja Divide though, I need to get a bunch of stuff worked on my bike. I need to new wheels. New Tires. Going tubeless. Need a new cassette and a chain. Since my Old Surly ECR still takes quick release finding wheels that the store could import was no easy task.
The wheels are gunna be custom built.
I usually do a little investing in crypto and stocks to support my travelling. I made the dumb mistake investing in something I thought was going to do real well. I was riding a high from other successful trades and watched myself turn $9000 into $600. The bicycle repair bill $1100.
Thankfully I have a small but wonderful following and was able to raise $470 from my followers. My dad lent me the rest. So all and all. I have about 400 usable dollars and I’m hoping that I will be able to live off that in Mexico for a bit with the hope in a month or two my investment will go up to at least half. I’ll take the hit.
Anyways so I’ve literally been living like a bum in and around San Diego waiting for the parts to come in. Sleeping in gutters. Trees that will hide my stuff. In the dirt.
It’s weird having this week. I’ve always been a person that needs forward momentum. I don’t have that right now. I’ve been trying to figure out what to do.
I can’t swim. Not a huge fan of the beach life.
i’m just biking around existing for now. The parts I’m told should be in by Monday or Tuesday and then one day to build.
Then I’ll be Baja Bound.
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One man and his dog – what an adventure. I hope you make it through the dicier parts of central/southern America safely. You’re gonna have enough stories to fill conversation for the rest of your life after this.