This is the route we are planning to follow through Europe until Donetsk.

As you can see, we mainly follow the E40 highway. The plan is to ride to Donetsk and make it there for the 31st of May as it is my birthday 🙂

But on the road there are some places we would like to visit. Keep tuned and follow us through Europe!

The moment to leave home and ride eastwards is almost there.

I am now in the process of gathering all necessary items for the trip.

The VISA process, which is quite some work as well is almost finished.
Today I got my Mongolian VISUM. The consul was a friendly guy and all went smooth.

I am now the proud owner of the following VISA’s: Russia, Kazachstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Mongolia.
Larisa is also proud, she does not need any VISA for this trip!

Today feels a bit strange. It is my last day in the Sports Kine Center of the UZ Gent Hospital.

The trip we are undertaking will be strenuous at times. We are travelling on a heavy bike through all sorts of circumstances. The desert in Uzbekistan will be soaking hot. The high mountains in Tajikistan will be freezing cold.

We will not only drive all the time of course. Places will be visited, and if possible some mountain hiking will be done.

Unfortunately I have to deal with two sports injuries at the time. An old problem which is my shoulder instability, is playing up again. A more recent injury is jeopardizing my physical preparation: runners knee.

BUT, I have been training well thanks to Jan at the sportkine. To be honest, my shoulder has improved a lot with the exercises. The knee is a bit tougher, let’s see how it goes!

We are now at T-19 days. There is still a lot of things to do.

Check the preparations section for more details.