My parents left Sunday and now it is time to refocus. It's time to pack, it's time to take loads to storage, it's time to plan for this upcoming bike trip. It's time....it's time.... it's time... 
We are only getting closer to our time to leave, with 16 days left and so much to do.


I couldn't thank my parents enough for all their help while they were in town. Not only watching Whistler and playing with him as much as possible, but thanks for helping us with packing and cleaning out the condo. Having an extra set of hands sure helps get a whole lot more accomplished, we truly felt like we accomplished a great deal in a short amount of time. So thank you to my parents.

Poppy & Grammie

Now that the parents are back home safe and sound, the check list is a must:

Anatomy of a First Aid Kit

• 2 absorbent compress dressings (5 x 9 inches)
• 25 adhesive bandages (assorted sizes)
• 1 adhesive cloth tape (10 yards x 1 inch)
• 5 antibiotic ointment packets (approximately 1 gram)
• 5 antiseptic wipe packets
• 2 packets of aspirin (81 mg each)
• 1 blanket (space blanket)
• 1 breathing barrier (with one-way valve)
• 1 instant cold compress
• 2 pair of nonlatex gloves (size: large)
• 2 hydrocortisone ointment packets (approximately 1 gram each)
• Scissors
• 1 roller bandage (3 inches wide)
• 1 roller bandage (4 inches wide)
• 5 sterile gauze pads (3 x 3 inches)
• 5 sterile gauze pads (4 x 4 inches)
• Oral thermometer (non-mercury/nonglass)
• 2 triangular bandages
• Tweezers
• First aid instruction booklet

Plus a few more things we added on our own...

Appropriate clothing for Higher Elevation 

The Ogre

The Troll

Test riding the Surly (our bikes are definitely important) with weight from the panier bags

Dialing into the rode map with Whistler's help of course

Okay so maybe Whistler wasn't really helping daddy with the mapping; he and I were taking turns drawing. My fish is the upper left and Whistler's fish is the bottom right (no help from me...all by himself)...

And the list will go on and on and on and on......................................