The Nepali MS 150 is here!!

That's right! In 11 hours (7am Nepal time), we hop on our bikes in Kathmandu and begin our two-day, 150 km ride. We've changed the original plan and we're going off-road to avoid Maoists (we hope) and military checkpoints. The first day will take us about 80 km and 3000 feet up through Himalayan forests to the town of Nagarkhot. We'll be meeting Rahul's dad and stepmon and sister and her boyfriend there, desperately hoping that they'll feed us enough wine to soothe our aching muscles.

Then on day 2, we head south through the villages of Panauti and Lubhu and 70 km later wind our way back into Kathmandu. We'll also be begging for wine when we arrive there. We're petrified and ecstatic at the same time, because after 3 months on the road, our bodies aren't as fit as we'd like. But we always hear that your most vivid memories come from the times that you're in total agony, so we're fixin' to test the theory.

Thanks again to everyone who's donated to the MS society so far. We're now about halfway to our $2000 goal. If you're up for donating, click on this and follow the links! Off we go!