First sign in Ukraine

“You know you are entering a war zone?”
Pause
“On bicycles.”
“Yes.”
“Aren’t you afraid?”
“No.”
Eyebrows up.
“Have you cycled in a war zone before?”
“No. But we cycled two days in the jungles of Laos where the anti-personnel bombies hadn’t been cleared. The odds are
better in Kiev. We’re not going to the front lines. We won’t be a burden.”

We’re here. Why we are here will come later.

Before the Border in Poland.