Less Than a Week to Go!

I'm getting excited as the preparations get more serious. I've gone through all of my gear to be sure that I've got all that I must have but nothing that I don't need. The weight of the gear will impact the wear of the tires, particularly through the mountains so I'm trying to reduce weight everywhere. The glaring exception to this is my camp cot. Two months on the road requires good sleep and the cot will insure that I get good sleep.

I've reviewed all of the tools in the crew kit evaluating each item, I've pared down my part of the camp kitchen, been over each piece of electric gear and it's support (camera, phone, radio with cords and chargers) and have started through each article of clothing. I've trial packed to see the location of each piece of gear. I'm hoping this time my bike looks less like a moving van than some trips in the past.

I've also been catching up on all the things I need to get done around the house before I leave. There seems to be a never ending list that grows daily as the trip gets nearer.

Since we are not taking a laptop, we are counting on posting from public facilities as we travel. We'll see how that goes.