Wed 23 Jan 2008
Hurry up and wait
Posted by Roar Flolo under Preparing for the trip
[5] Comments
I’ve packed and re-packed and it looks like all the gear I need will fit in the bags and on me.I’ve tested the gear at night in the SoCal mountains with temperatures in the low 40’s and it held up fine.
We’ve had the bikes looked over and mounted the last hardware we need. Thanks to David at 2 Wheel Workshop in Long Beach! Excellent job!
It’s raining and cold here and it’s 85 in Santiago.
We’re ready to go!
But! We’re waiting for word from DHL who will be shipping our bikes about some paperwork. It’s frustrating. We may crate the bikes tonight or tomorrow to get them going to Miami while we wait for final confirmation from Santiago for import and from Lima for export back to the US.
All the gear that’s supposed to fit on the bike and me:

January 23rd, 2008 at 11:22 pm
85 degrees? You’ll die.
Good luck trip! I really envy you. But we have a good crunch starting up now to finish the game, so that is almost as cool…
January 23rd, 2008 at 11:56 pm
HallÄ gamle bardun!!! (hello old stay rope)
Good luck to you both
Whish you the best on this “road”trip
Hoping that you don’t run into any problems.
January 27th, 2008 at 3:22 am
Good luck
January 28th, 2008 at 11:55 am
Allrighty big boi! Looking forward to reading your blog. Take it easy! And remember : always drink upstream from the herd!
January 29th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Dude are you there yet?