My Bike and Shower Hosts

So i got my bike back. Karl did such a good job on my bike. He attached a bike rack to it even though he had to do extra work to get it on. Karl is the owner of a bike shop here in St Louis http://ambicycles.blogspot.com/. Its just a little corner shop but hes very accomadating and does fine work. Hes located in a hip little neighborhood that has coffee shops a natural food store and many restaurants to chose from. Karl is one of those people you have to get to know but once you do you realize his knowledge of bikes is just fantastic! He has done everything to my bike that needed doing for this trip plus some. He even corrected things id did wrong when i put it together. He has turned out to be an all around great guy. So if your ever in the area stop in and say hi. Seems i just cant say enough good stuff about this guy! And he has maps of the area available if you need them and hes right across the street from a large cyclist friendly park.

Heres to the people at http://www.warmshowers.org . I put out emails to a lot of them that offer showers to cyclists when your on the road and ive gotten so many positive responses im just in awe. So looks like i wont have to be stinky while im traveling. I have a list of hosts i will be visiting and spending a bit of time with. All of them are good people and their quick responses to my emails has just been great. So if your looking to take a bicycle trip anytime soon check out this site and email these people. And if you can host some one for a day or two or just offer a quick shower please do so. The little things like a warm shower and a safe place to pitch a tent mean so very much. My hats off to the people involved in this!

So as the time gets closer to me leaving i am feeling more and more calm. I figure it all comes from the assurances from the bike shop that my bike will hold up and the knowledge i will have a place to take a shower every now and then. And that im all ready to go and every last little detail is taken care of. Now i can fully concentrate on the trip. I leave Saturday afternoon and even the weather looks like its going to cooperate with me. Its suppose to be in the low sixties which will be great weather to travel in. So my wish for sun is going to come true. LOL

Just two more days...........