Leaving tomorrow!

This is it, we leave tomorrow for three months in Europe, plus a couple of weeks in Maine! 

We start with a few days in Paris, then a couple of weeks biking down the Danube from Passau, Germany to Budapest.  Then a quick stop in Switzerland probably, before hopping over to Gran Paradiso National Park in Italy for a few days of hiking with our friends Brigitte and Hal, and some bike riding in the area too (Hal and Phil are planning on riding the route of one of the stages of the Giro d'Italia, about 120 miles with over 10,000 feet of climbing, almost all of it in the last half). After that is Scotland, then probably Scandinavia, then England (including seeing a couple of Olympic events), then over the Atlantic to Maine.

Don't bother trying to memorize all of that, just follow along.

Here's everything Phil is taking for three months in Europe. (Plus his folding bike in a big suitcase). Surely he's forgetting something?

We're not sure how often we'll be posting; that largely depends on how often we have wifi access in the evening, and on how much time we want to spend hanging around the hotel or hostel rather than being out and about. But probably every couple of days is a good guess.

Wish us luck!