[Cyclefrance]

I'm up and awake (or more logically -awake and up)!

In about five hours time I'll be leaving home a second time in 24 hours for a repeat run of the course I held in China last year. New location this time - Qingdao - about half way between Shanghai and Beijing.

I'm following the same travel procedure as last year, but flying with Emirates instead of Qatar Air (no offers from them this time), and with laptop at the ready and camera with direct link to my pc I'm hoping to offer some realtime reporting during the trip.

First stop for an entry, then, will be Emirates London Gatwick Lounge at around 7.30 am US time - if I am lucky (think I'm due some) - then another report will follow when I reach Dubai at around 4.00pm US time - so watch this space again!

Anyone got any worry beads?