The desolation of Nickel.


website (www.2ridetheworld.com) to make him famous. Finally, the lowlife let us go. The Baltic countries gave us the chance


to relax a bit, but we


needed to


keep moving if we were going to reach Africa as planned. By the time we’d reached southern Spain, we’d enjoyed the sophistication of Budapest in Hun- gary, been shocked by our visit to Auschwitz in Poland, rid- den, skidded and fallen in the mountains of Slo- vakia, and pit- stopped in Austria where I spent 14 hours replacing the clutch on the big GS. We both knew this was only the beginning. “Adventure” is a simple concept, yet still


A beautiful sunset.


misunderstood. It is dealing with the unex- pected and, if you’re lucky, it is dealing with it with someone special. “Adventure” isn’t glossy Hollywood stuff. It’s taking a chance, staring down an unknown


path


and finding that the unknown isn’t always danger- ous, just unknown. It’s now 11:30


p.m., and the sky is lit with a tril- lion tiny gems. We have no idea what to expect tomorrow, but we are certain of one thing: doing this together has been the biggest adven- ture of all. Besides, if I don’t make it back, Lisa


tells me she’ll hide the body and claim the insurance. Ain’t love grand? Africa…here we come!


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