Cheaper? Expensive?

En and I started to watch the Dakar rally -- yes I know it's way way late to watch since it's been done for a month and a half.I've written in the past that I would love to run in the Dakar at least once. I have no thought of winning, the chance of that is zip, zero, nada. I want to complete it, or at least try it.When I first thought about what it would take my original guess was around a quarter of a million dollars -- $250,000.For some reason I looked around on the net. It's a lot cheaper than I thought.$77,500.Rally Management Services can more or less set you up. They posted a sample budget.It seems like a lot. I guess it is. A bit more than $5500 a day. $5500 a day to have the hardest vacation ever. Of course you get a bike at the end... (assuming you didn't write it off) and $20K goes just for the registration fee.Honestly, this is something that keeps me on my weight loss bit as well.I guess this is something I'll start saving for.  :-)