Tomorrow morning Katie, Dominic and I are heading out onto the Scottish roads in an attempt to find our way to Prague, roughly 1270 miles away, depending on the kindness of strangers just like Blanche... and look how well it worked for her!
At this point my main concern is us actually reaching Prague. It seems fairly improbable, but people complete race2 every year so it can't be impossible. The fact that it is a race does not factor in at all.
Well. Either way, it's an adventure.
We've come to an agreement that if after two days we still aren't in sight of Prague we'll just pay our way so we can at least enjoy one day in the city before we come back.
Essential items: sleeping bag, passport, maps, kindle (travelling without a book?! Never), gloves, hat, layers, layers, layers. There are other items in my 22L backpack of course but it is going to be coooooooooold.
Languages have been divided between us. Katie and I know some French, Dominic speaks German when he's drunk (and hopefully when he's sober) and Katie's had a look at Czech too. I've downloaded phrasebook apps onto my phone but the battery's only going to last a day or two unless I have it switched off most of the time.
I started reading a great book yesterday and it's set in Prague which I see as a sign. We will make it. Hopefully there aren't as many demons in Prague as there are in the book but hey ho, we'll find out.
We're going to be tweeting our adventures, you can follow us here if you want to:
http://www.twitter.com/inconspicuoso
Wish us luck!
Na shledanou..
bon voyage!
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