Dave and I think it’s best to save Africa for next fall through the following spring so we have plenty of time for the whole route we initially intended. As I wrote earlier, it’s looking like we may be doing a sea kayak tour next summer. We just need to fill in a plan for January through spring, assuming I can ride a loaded touring bike starting in mid-January, which I think is reasonable.

The latest idea taking shape is a bike tour through Southeast Asia, heading South to North to work with the heat in the best way possible. That area has definitely been on my wish list for a bike tour, and I think the heat is better than cold for a shoulder still in the healing process. (I hope to be strong enough to ride, but also know that full recovery can take many months.) Also, we can plan a route that would leave plenty of spare time for hiking and laying on warm beaches so I don’t overdo it with my shoulder.

It’s sounding great to me right now, as Golden is covered in a thin blanket of snow and we’re expecting the coldest night so far.