The planning...

"Planning (also called forethought) is the process of thinking 

about and organizing the activities required to achieve a desired goal." 

(wikipedia.org, 2016)

Yes, we did some planning... At first we had only some ideas about the route and the year. We had the idea to start in New York or in Montreal (Canada). But we rejected this plans, because of the length or feasibility. However, we kept the plan. Later we talked about supporter for the trip... And we found some (you will get more informations about that soon)! Then there were some meetings in Stuttgart in the lovely Schönbuch Brauhaus (brewery). With some beers we planed what we will take with us on our trip. Sleeping bag, tent, ... In mid-September 2015 we booked our flights. At the same day Lukas got his visa for the US in Munich. Several months before Marian got his visa without any troubles, too. ...as you can see, we planned not that much, but this will bring us (hopfully) freedom and some adventures.

Till now we have the plan to stay 4 days in Washington DC. Then we have 99 days (with 12 days off) for the trip. And at the end we have a puffer of 14 days with 4 days in a hotel. We have to cycle 80,519... km/day (50,032187 miles/d) to reach the goal in time.