Thanks guys! I'll pass that info on to her. She is a very experienced traveler and and just decided she wants to switch over to bikes (she says it was our journey that inspired her so I guess I only have myself to blame for that one!) She found someone else to travel with and is trying to get things put together.

As for the ride being tough, I think she'll be OK with that. She read our journey regularly and saw what we went through - and I was brutally honest in my blog. She knows it won't be a cakewalk, but I think she's up for it.