More progress and a neat photo too!

Today has been pretty productive. So far I have:

• Received a response (including initial rough quote) from Adventure Bike Tours, regarding joining them for transit through China from Kazakhstan to Laos. Yes, it’s expensive. It’s probably also completely worth it.
• Started scanning important documents (which I’ll store in a DropBox account so that they’re accessible on all my devices and securely online).
• Purchased international travel insurance for June – November, through WorldNomads (on the recommendation of my friend, former co-worker and fellow crazy traveler Michelle Duffy).
• Looked more into MedJetAssist – I need to read the fine print on my WorldNomads policy a little more closely to figure out whether I need to add this.
• Began looking into purchase of an emergency insurance policy for the US, in case of medically-necessitated return.

I also had coffee and conversation with my good friend Tabasco, who luckily got first dibs on a big pile of clothes that I’m giving away (not to worry, gentlemen, he took mostly work clothes. Being a blacksmith, he is rough on work shirts and such). This evening, I’ve got plans to visit with other dear friends.

Yeah, good day!

Oh, and here’s a neat photo that was recently taken of me by Jeremy Center, a most excellent photographer I’ve known for a few years. Check out his work!