Maidei goes on a world tour-Part 1 of the Bicycle Mystery Tour

[OakLeaf]

We're just floundering here. Everyone's posting "me! me!" and no one has a plan. Pardon me for getting frustrated.

We can't really plan for weather/climate because we don't know exactly how long it's going to take.

So: how about this suggestion.

As soon as Maidei gets to someone, that person posts their general location and solicits a handoff.

Anyone within roughly 100 miles of the person who has her, respond.

Do not respond to the first solicitation if you are not within 100 miles of the person who has her.

If no one responds within a week of Maidei's arrival, the person who has her posts a second solicitation. Anyone who considers themselves "kind of nearby" respond to that one. Do not respond to the second solicitation if you don't consider yourself nearby.

If no one responds to the second post within a week (making two weeks that Maidei has been with the person), then it's open and she should be shipped to one of the areas that has a large concentration of TE'rs (PNW, DC, New England) if she hasn't been there already, or a random site if those have already been done. Those handoffs can be planned with weather and climate in mind.

For safety reasons, obviously, no one posts their exact location or contact details; handoffs are arranged via PM.

Does that work for everyone? Modifications or alternate suggestions?

[Bike Chick]

Works for me...................

[Catrin]

It sounds like a good approach, we have to come up with some organized way to further her travels! I also like the map idea if we can get it to work properly. Then again, I make maps for a living, among other things, so I think maps are always called for