To do list 22/3/06

- Bond with bike!
- Bond with saddle on bike (I'm going to be sat on it for 80-odd hours)
- Talk to Farm Stay UK re accommodation
- Finalise list of gadgets to take
- Get a bit fit
- Decide on precise staging points
- Arrange back-up spares
- Get bike checked over by somebody who knows what they are doing
- Pack up supplies and send them on to accommodation venues
- Book sleeper train from London
- Decide how I am going to keep the blog up to date on a near daily basis (through UK online centres on route?)
- Recruit fellow riders
- Set up online sponsorship mechanism for me and fellow riders