Maybe snow tires would be a good idea.

What do you think of when you hear South Carolina, Georgia and Florida?

Palm trees, southern food...warmer weather than the north? Perhaps?

Well we thought that the winter weather down there would be on average 40 degrees at night and 60-65 during the day.  This is PERFECT for biking during the day and snuggling in sleeping bags and building camp fires.

This was what we planned for.

To our surprise, what seems like a conspiracy is brewing.  The week after we booked our tickets it snowed in Atlanta, GA.  The last couple weeks the weather down there has been a brisk 20 degrees at night and about 40-50 during the day.

But we decided, to hell with it, we are still going to go, we're just going to bring warmer things (down vest, long underwear, more wool socks, etc).

And then this.  This.  This freaking Nor'Easter, which was brewing from freaking South Carolina!  What the hell is going on!?  For all you guys who think that Al Gore is a crock of shit, or don't believe that the climate is changing - check this.

The guy on the Weather Channel said the snow right now is breaking records from the 18th century in the south, and last 100 years in the Atlanta area specifically (very west of where we will be, but still).  WHAT?

Equally as important are the 2 feet we might get here starting tomorrow, which means that our train might be cancelled.  We'll know more tomorrow, but not sure when we'll now a final decision if the train will run or not.  Some of the trains between here and the south are already cancelled, so I have to imagine ours will be also.

This is a great opportunity for us to work on our fluidity and relaxation techniques and thinking on our toe clips (haha I'm so funny).

Three things may happen (although really the possibilities are endless):
1.  The train leaves either on time or late, but ends up leaving the area none the less.  We'll make our way down to South Carolina and pray that what looks like rain where we're biking stays rain and isn't snow, and then clears up by the time we get there.
2.  The train is cancelled and we get rescheduled to leave a day or two later, and keep the same route we were planning.
3.  The train is cancelled and we get a refund and then have to buy new tickets all together, and maybe decide to train it down to Savannah/GA and start there and head south and maybe further into Florida.

I'll be okay with any of these actually...so all we can do is pack, get ready to leave, wait and then drive in the snow, or get snowed in.

At this point we are both in agreement we still have to go despite this possible hiccup - and plus, we gotta conquer our fears, because that is what my fortune cookie from Chinese Food said today!

Keep you posted, obviously.

Cheers and spokes,
Esther