Another good friendship ruined by a vacation

It happens every summer, good friends get together map out a plan and head out on a vacation. A vacation that turns into a living hell. If you thought your shared weekend at the cabin with the neighbor's was bad listen up to this!

Two pals headed out a year ago to see the world by foot, by bike, by boat and such only to find that one year later they can't stand each others guts. Colin Angus and Tim Harvey had high hopes for their around the world adventure, but somewhere along the Siberian muskeg it all began to unravel.

Mr. Angus has become so annoyed with his traveling companion that he's already put 4,000 kilometers between himself and Harvey and probably figures they're still too close for comfort.

Harvey who is still cooling his heels and temper in Siberia, recounts the hostility (in his opinion) of Mr. Angus as they're relationship began to unravel. Dirty tricks and nasty comments seem to have poisoned any goodwill for these two over the last year. In the end it may be that a woman came between the two at the pivotal moment of distress. Angus and Harvey picked up a translator for their travels in Russia, one who apparently could not keep up with the punishing pace of set by Mr. Angus, causing Mr. Harvey to lose his patience with the stern taskmaster.

So now Angus has moved on to Moscow and recruited his fiancee to help him finish his adventure. Harvey is resting in Siberia taking care of the translators open blisters.

It's not all bad vibes and temper tantrums though, Harvey says that Yulia Kudryavtseva, 24, who has grown so close to Mr. Harvey during the journey that he now describes her as a potential "life partner". Love can blossom in the direst of circumstances one assumes.

For those wishing to follow the Bickerson's world adventure, there are two websites (no kidding eh!) to track their progress (or lack thereof)

The original website, back in those carefree halcyon days of departure
www.vancouvertomoscow.com

The website with Mr. Harvey's contribution purged from the memory banks!
www.expeditionplanetearth.com

Happy Trails to you, Until we meet again!