52 days left

Yes, if you've been keeping track of the days since I first started posting "x" days left - 52 doesn't match up... if I were still counting down to May 29th, then we would be at 45 days left. But the pilot isn't filming in May, it's filming June 5th. So mark your calendars.


So far the exact dates are: Tim & Olivier fly out [from Hawaii and Belgium] to LAX on June 1st, we prep for last minute details. Drive up to the San Francisco area on the 4th, and begin filming on the 5th until the 8th.

The cast I'm about 95% done on... there might be one tiny adjustment in the next few weeks.

The route I'm a bit hung-up on, we've decided where to travel, and we even know exactly what roads we are taking - down to every last turn - but Teri, the person I'm in touch with from Adventure Cycling, is out of town until the 19th, so I'm waiting on the last of the route planning until I can get the final batch of maps.

The loose story is proving to be the most work - I've been digging through my old journal entries from past bike trips to help me form a story that we can fall back on if nothing really happens during our four days. I'm also in the mood to put 'Amelie' and 'City of God' on repeat while I write... but I've lent both those movies out. Hmm. I need to get those back a.s.a.p.