The plan was quite perfect. Cheap flight to Valencia and the Ridley Test Center timed perfectly for the first week in September to get a nice head start on cross season. Yep. But anyone in research knows that September is the month from hell. Every application is due in September and everyone also has lots of ambition and ideas for projects to start up.

I have always preferred to work July since it is too expensive, crowded and hot basically everywhere else. I enjoyed my little relaxing trips in late August or September. But now that my job actually involves working with the people who are writing these things, I have to be around. And now that I have a decent job, I am not going to upset anyone over this issue.

A July vacation with no money sitting here sounds quite crap. But my bike should be in fine working order...