Set backs and a pony

Well I was hoping to get a nice tax refund and use it to get some stuff for the trip. I had calculated a refund of just over $2000 but the tax people say I owe. Bummer....I guess the new bike is out of the question. About ten minutes after getting that news I got a "Pony". I got the "Pony" thing from a friend of mine. When things look bleak she says "with all the shit around here, there must be a pony in here somewhere"
So the pony: A customer at the cafe I work in came up and said "my wife tells me you are bicycling across the country" "that's right" said I. "can I contribute?" he asks. "sure" I say thinking he'll put a couple dollars in the tip bowl. Then the guy gives me a $100 dollar bill. "Are you sure?" I asked "Oh ya" he says "I've got lots of money and I like to help people. It'll come back to me"
WOW ....so maybe I'll get a better bike somehow after all. I still have about 75 days before my intended departure date so lots of things could happen.