The waiting........

Even though I booked my flight much less in advance than usual; the interim 10 days or so has been an eternity. The worry about things going wrong in this brave new world of the post-Covid(?) era has been intense. Running from anybody who coughs; scanning the room for people who look "Covid-y" and backing up. It's a minefield!

My fit to fly PCR test was a nerve shredding experience; Freddy Kreugar haunting my febrile dreams. A 12 to 14 hour wait for the results.......12 long, long hours. BUT, an email about 6 hours later informed me I was Covid free!! A negative result.....just don't breath in until Phnom Penh. 

So now, sat in departures waiting for my flight. "Flight" in both senses; fleeing a European winter and the obvious. A chance to catch up on all the films I've not seen for the last 2 years. 

Soundtrack: "Insomnia" - Faithless 

N...N...N...Nervous.

OK. I've had my visa approved. I've bought a plane ticket. Fly end of January 2022, arriving in Phnom Penh via Singapore. So, Covid Shenanigans permitting, I will rent a bike and do a big loop of the country. Surreal feeling after not having left the UK since 2019. Still much could go wrong: positive pre flight PCR test in UK or positive Covid test on arrival in PP. But, compared to the enforced Covid imprisonment of the last 27 months (yes, I am counting!) it's got to be worth a punt.....hasn't it?

Yet another bike trip? Is there any other worthwhile kind?? 30 day visa for Cambodia; most of which will be spent on a bike. I have a rough route planned out; but as with all plans, it won't survive first contact with reality. But, hey, that is a good thing. "Adventure" motorcycling is about adventure! Not hard and fast itineraries. I'd initially planned to join a tour group (shudder) but they stiffed me with the booking.......I am honestly relieved, it is a good thing as I'm much more of a solo rider; riding to my own agenda/route/itinerary. Who wants to spend their time with a bunch of middle aged, overweight white people overdosed on testosterone? It would be like looking in a mirror!! Feck that! They did me a favour. So, it's just me and the bike. Happy days!

Soundtrack: "Dopes to Infinity" - Monster Magnet