Shipping the bike from Seattle has turned into a bit of a nightmare. So far nothing has moved, not the bike, or any of my belongings. It appears shipping from Colombia is easier than from the USA. Even Panama managed to get matters sorted out faster than the US.
Not only that, but the price has almost doubled and the latest is that instead of delivering to Liverpool half will go to London.
Job front seems to be another major hurdle. The jobs that are available wouldn’t enable me to afford any accommodation, without eating into emergency savings every month.
New Year at the Lake’s Cottage was as pleasant as possible and did give time for things to settle down, although the memories of previous visits in happier times did loom constantly.
I can’t say that 2009 looks promising so far, but who knows what tomorrow might bring.
It’s saddening to be watching the Paris Dakar in Argentina and Chile on TV, when I should have been there.