Old Guy on Bike: Final Packing ... 2 Days Left

Monday, 13 June 2011

Final Packing ... 2 Days Left

Finally managed to 'squeeze' my bike and some other equipment into this box. It took a bit of time but it's packed as well as I can manage. On the bathroom scales it's recorded as 21.7kg (max allowed on flight 23kg)

The tent, camping gear, tools and clothing have been placed in a separate box ... weighing around 15kg. I'll carry electronic stuff, valuables and documentation in the shoulder bag pannier (less than 10kg). I'm allowed to take two check in bags! All that needs to be done now is to strap everything together with 'duck' tape, label it and hope that the airport baggage handlers take a bit of care. Geeee ... this is stressful!! It will be better when I'm on the road and have more control over events. Total weight of bike and equipment to be carried around 40-45kg. What's the point of me worrying about losing weight?

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