3 days to go

There are now only 3 days to go and last night was my leaving drinks. It was great to see so many of my friends there (with only around half of them voicing their thoughts that I must be crazy)!
The paperwork slog turned out to be an unexpected breeze. After working out what needed to be applied for and in what order and filling in the form in the correct ink, we cruised through the visas. Pre-leaving, we have got 5 visas (Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Pakistan and India). All of these last 3-6 months so will still be valid by the time we arrive.
My flat is all packed up into boxes and what I am taking with me is now packed up into aluminium boxes which will be carried on the bike. My brain has now reached saturation level on the planning, so I just want the wheels to start turning and heading towards the continent.