I know, I
can’t sing. But it’s not about that,
it’s about the fact that I am days away from setting off on my ride from Amman, Jordan, to
the UK. To say I’m in a state of nervous
anticipation would be about right. I
also know that I’m going to really miss my children and, of course, my
wife. So much so that I’ve put measures
in place to mitigate it. I’ve stuck pictures of them (and our dog) inside a pannier lid and spent a few evenings recording
myself reading a selection of stories that my 2 year old son can listen to
while I’m away. I think that “War and
Peace” and Stephen Kings “The Shining” will keep him engaged for a while and
have the added bonus of keeping my wife busy trying get him to sleep once she’s
explained what The Shining is all about.
She’s so lucky to have such a thoughtful husband.
With all
due considerations towards family covered my next biggest concern is the first
day of the ride as that involves getting across the Jordan / Israel
boarder. In theory everything should be
reasonably straight forward as all my paperwork is in order and I have proof of
onward passage etc. However, the reality
is guaranteed to involve minor annoyance, frustration, mild anger, despair,
acceptance and passive smoking whilst drinking cup after cup of unpalatable tea and coffee, if I'm lucky. I can’t wait.
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| Looking from Jordan over the Dead Sea towards Bethlehem. |
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