Thursday, August 10, 2006

"How I can die in USA"

List of ways I can die on the “My Great America” trip (that my friends told me)


- Getting shot on the road in a bad neighborhood in LA
- cheating with the ex-wife of an ex-football player/actor
- Hit by a truck
-Hit by a taxi in Chicago
-Bored to death
- AIDS
- Food poisoning
- Encounter with Big Foot
- Heat stroke
- Hunger
- DUI
- Eaten by a hungry eagle in Nevada
-Suicide.

and

.....excuted in Texas for riding bicycle in a private property.


(....it was fun until I got to realize the reality of this trip.)

Monday, August 07, 2006

List of "Things I'm taking to USA"

Here’s the list of the things I take to America:

"Lexus" (my bicycle)
- (I already disassembled it and put it in a box. I have to put it together in the airport of Los Angeles. It freaks me out when a big crowd gathers around, just like it happened in Cuba."

“Bob Yak” - bicycle trailer
Helmet
Cycle Repair Kit
Bike tent
Sleeping bag
3 T-shirts
1 short pants
3 pairs of socks
2 set of cycling clothes
Personal hygiene stuff
Bible
3 books by Mark Twain
Lonely Planet Guide book “USA”
Lomo Camera
Canon 5D
17-40mm Lens
Canon G5
2 memory cards
Blanket
Map of America (2006, Michelin)


57 lbs….


....obviously, a lot heavier than I ought to carry on my trailer.....