Just a few days ago there were two months left until the tour. Now, there are only ten days remaining. It's frightening - and thrilling at the same time.
I've got most of my gear, and everything seems to be ready, except from one little thing. Since I'm starting off alone the first couple of weeks, I need more space on my bike since I can't share the tent with anyone else.. To solve this, I ordered a rack for my trailer, and a pair of Ortlieb Front Roller Classic, some exellent front panniers (I hope). But when the packet arrived I discovered that the rack was missing. What a kick in the teeth! Less than two weeks remaining.. Luckily, Bike Trailer Shop offered excellent service and shipped it away as quick as they could, but the last shipment took 12 days from Arizona to Stavanger. The rack was delivered at the post office in AZ at june 1st, which means it will arrive june 13th according to last time.. That's one day too late! I'll have to pray and hope that I get the rack before I leave Norway!
The photo above (which I have stolen from the Bike Trailer Blog) shows ca. how it's gonna look like (my panniers are of course yellow - matching the BOB Dry Sak!).
I've got most of my gear, and everything seems to be ready, except from one little thing. Since I'm starting off alone the first couple of weeks, I need more space on my bike since I can't share the tent with anyone else.. To solve this, I ordered a rack for my trailer, and a pair of Ortlieb Front Roller Classic, some exellent front panniers (I hope). But when the packet arrived I discovered that the rack was missing. What a kick in the teeth! Less than two weeks remaining.. Luckily, Bike Trailer Shop offered excellent service and shipped it away as quick as they could, but the last shipment took 12 days from Arizona to Stavanger. The rack was delivered at the post office in AZ at june 1st, which means it will arrive june 13th according to last time.. That's one day too late! I'll have to pray and hope that I get the rack before I leave Norway!
The photo above (which I have stolen from the Bike Trailer Blog) shows ca. how it's gonna look like (my panniers are of course yellow - matching the BOB Dry Sak!).