The Whole Point of Waking Up is Just to Keep Going.

Good Morning!

T Minus two weeks until the big trip.

What are my thoughts?

Well currently I'm living in a condo in Provincetown about to put up a Tennessee Williams festival running at the end of the month.  I'm getting to work and live in this amazing community and experience a fantastic part of the world at it's nature's peak, (fall really is the best here) and I'm with friends, with family really, so not too shabby if you ask me.

I'm in a good place.

I've charted my course to Bethlehem today, pictures to follow. It looks like I am able to get there in 7 days roughly, which is fantastic. It's my hope to get there by my birthday on October 11th and be in my hometown with family. It also looks like I'll even be able to factor in days for rest and be able to hang out in NYC for a couple of days and see some friends. (Hey NYC folk!! Free on the 8th of Oct.?)

But at the present in Provincetown, a couple of the festival staff are here early so we fashioned ourselves a little cookout last night. Burgers were made as well as some delectable potato salad and good conversation was had all around. The night was then topped off with some Ben and Jerry's and Breaking Bad. So far it's been a great time to remember and this is only the beginning.

At one point during the evening the conversation turned to my trip and my friend Kyle brought up the idea that every time I wake up in the morning my only job during the day was to get onto the bike and go.

It made me think, isn't that the point of living in general?  Just to get up and go, to live your life to the best of your ability with what you have?

I've also been thinking about why I'm taking this trip. Sure I love travel and the idea of having an adventure allures me but at the core of it all this is a trip that I'm taking because life is short and if we want to say we lived then we have to take some risks to get what we want. We have to break from our comfort zones, get up, and go for it.

Let's face it, life throws many obstacles our way each day. This can range from the minimal (no cream for your coffee) to the life changing (cancer) yet here we are waking up each day to continue on and face whatever comes next. It takes a lot of courage to do what we do sometimes even in the best of times. And to those who struggle with the mountainous task of waking up everyday with an illness such as cancer and go through with each day under unfathomable circumstances, you're my inspiration, my go to source when all is looking bleak.

I'm ready for this trip.

It's going to be rough, dangerous, and full of very different challenges that I will have to overcome. But, I will be doing it on my terms. It's looking to be one of the most rewarding experiences of my life and to be able to look back on and say that I accomplished it by myself and promoted a great cause is something that strikes at the heart of my nature.

Thank you to all who support me in this endeavor.


Now that I'm up I'm heading off to cycle around the Provincetown dunes. Getting up and going, it's gonna be a good day.

(A message from Provincetown)