Well, I'm headed off on this adventure tomorrow. Better start doing some packing. Packing for this trip proved a bit more difficult than other trips. How to fit 2 months of camping/cycling/Peru gear and clothes into 2 panniers a dry sack and get my bike broken down into a box to check it on the plane. After a while of troubleshooting what I would and would not need, I came up with a pretty good concise list. It weighs 30 pounds, so I feel I did alright. I'm not mounting front panniers on my bike because I don't want to give myself the option of bringing too much unnecessary stuff. What I'm bringing:
Cycling shorts
Cycling jersey
2 athletic shirts
2 T-shirts
1 pair of shorts
1 pair of pants
3 pair of socks
Cycling shoes
Hiking shoes
3 pair of garments
3 books: Lonely Planet Peru, Strength in what Remains, Bicycling the Pacific coast
Medicine: Advair, Inhaler, Prednisone, Sudafed, ibuprofen, Zyrtec
Toothbrush and Paste
Camping Stove (need to get fuel in Calgary- can't take it on a plane)
Bag of oatmeal
Headlamp
Mini Lantern
Camping Cookware
A spoon and a glass jar: this is where the magic will happen.
Tent (with rainfly- hope I don't use it too much) sleeping bag, pad
2 spare tubes
Some patches
Multi-tool
Chain Lubricant
3 water bottles
And I'm sure there are some more things but I can't think of them right now. It all packed up pretty nicely. The fun part will be getting to the airport in Calgary, getting a 4 and 6 mm Allen key out of my pocket and turning a box and a suitcase into a touring bike, then riding off and into the wind. Forecast for Calgary- 78 degrees.
Wish me luck.
Cycling shorts
Cycling jersey
2 athletic shirts
2 T-shirts
1 pair of shorts
1 pair of pants
3 pair of socks
Cycling shoes
Hiking shoes
3 pair of garments
3 books: Lonely Planet Peru, Strength in what Remains, Bicycling the Pacific coast
Medicine: Advair, Inhaler, Prednisone, Sudafed, ibuprofen, Zyrtec
Toothbrush and Paste
Camping Stove (need to get fuel in Calgary- can't take it on a plane)
Bag of oatmeal
Headlamp
Mini Lantern
Camping Cookware
A spoon and a glass jar: this is where the magic will happen.
Tent (with rainfly- hope I don't use it too much) sleeping bag, pad
2 spare tubes
Some patches
Multi-tool
Chain Lubricant
3 water bottles
And I'm sure there are some more things but I can't think of them right now. It all packed up pretty nicely. The fun part will be getting to the airport in Calgary, getting a 4 and 6 mm Allen key out of my pocket and turning a box and a suitcase into a touring bike, then riding off and into the wind. Forecast for Calgary- 78 degrees.
Wish me luck.
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