Prep work

What a flurry of activity!  In all the years that we've been riding, this is the year that we've spent the most money on our bikes in a very short period of time.  Besides getting new bikes, there were numerous trips to Eurocorsa and GP Bikes.  There were non-stop package deliveries of things that Matt ordered on-line.  We now have a small mountain of bike luggage and various pieces of trip related items assembled in our living room area. 

Prior to this trip, we've only done one multi-day trip on our bikes.  Hence, I am quite excited about the adventure that we are about to embark on.  Matt did the majority of the route planning and  I tried to take care of most of the accommodation booking.

Update on Monday, July 20, 2009 at 8:01PM by Matt

Pile of luggage!