This weekend we started to move things into boxes, trying to keep everything as organized as possible. The usual “we have more things than I thought” appeared quite early and is amazing how heavy becomes a small box with books. The good thing is that we had already sorted everything we want to take on the trip so now we don’t have to think, just move from one place to inside one box.
Material indecisions
Should be time to leave. The more we wait, the more thoughts about material come to mind, more question on what is the best to take, which to take, what will be more useful, more multidisciplinary .
It’s also a problem we have in our societies where we have access to everything. There is an interesting TED talk about the “paradox of choice” relating exactly what we’re experiencing.
Today I saw some videos on recumbent trikes adventure trips. Some people were using Power Grips pedal straps. Our choice for the trip so far was SPD clipless pedals with cleats shoes. Continue reading “Material indecisions”
Few calculations
Google Maps says its 1’333km flying to our first destination:
If I count 40 days on the bicycle, at 60km per day, we can do up to 2’400km on the road. This is 180% of the direct distance. Continue reading “Few calculations”
The preparation goes on
Today we pick up a new set of missing material: over-shoes for Eva, light pliers, presta-schradder valve adapter, etc. We found also a new tenant to our apartment and small important stuff has been delivered to our parents. We can’t wait to start riding!
Globe-trotter in Switzerland
It’s a recurrent topic. The administration is generally not prepared for globe-trotters. You just cannot not live anywhere, a physical address continues to be a must. In Switzerland if you officially leave the country, on your return you must show that you have paid taxes somewhere else. So we are again in this limbo. Continue reading “Globe-trotter in Switzerland”