The guys conducted a last minute gear check last night. This has become quite routine now - however we 'routinely' forget a few essentials every trip. Perhaps it is time to make the gear check evening an alcohol-free event.
The start/finish selection for these rides takes a few evenings of argument and debate, followed by hours of research finding out not just how to get from A to B, but what's in the middle as well. This is the joy of motocycle travel. Almost every other form of mechanised travel is measured in terms of destinations. Motorcycle touring is considerably less linear, and goes along the lines of "we had thought about going to ... ... ... and ended up in ... because on the way ... ... ...".
So often the event that interrupted the plan is completely random; a monastery spotted on top of a hill, a smell from a bakery a few blocks away, the sharp sting of rain on a cheek, or the noise of a fellow motorcyclist on an interesting looking side road. Because motorcycling involves all of the senses instead of just sight, there are five times as many delicious distractions available.
Genting Highlands, Malaysia
