After writing and riding Astrotripping, I felt exhausted. Psychologically, physiologically, financially. I just wanted to rest. So I did. For a long while.
First, I finished the ride. After Texas, I rode through the Southeast. Partway through, I detoured up to Chicago, then back down to Florida. Then, I took a pause in Miami. The following spring, I rode up the east coast of the USA. From New York on up, and then back down to Miami, I traveled with Avril.
On my second stay in Miami, I kept deliberating when to leave, but liking staying too much. I became a beach bum, but also working on projects, for a couple of years. Often, I felt like I would just settle there. However, I gradually grew hungrier for action, and sated with Miami.
So, when another spring rolled around, I set off for adventure! Walking to the port, I got on a ferry to Bimini, Bahamas. That's where this story takes off!