It takes something like eight hours to get from the end town to the start town by bus. Tomorrow we'll start the weeklong ride back to the car, but in the meantime there's the purgatory of the ride. Plenty of time to ponder whether we trained enough (not possible), tapered soon enough but not too soon (unlikely), have been good about hydration and nutrition (no). Plenty of time to worry about the miles, the heat, possible mechanical or physical problems. Plenty of time to remember Sartre's quote that "hell is other people".
I know we're going to have an amazing week, interspersed with some challenging moments, but right now I want to get off this bus and get on with things.
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