Packed the Panniers

This is all we are bringing for the three and a half months on the road! There are headlamps, helmets, swimsuits and a towel, bike jerseys and pants (Philipp is going for a single set, Liz has backup, and thank you Meredith for the awesome Raygun Jersey!), warm/sun protection sleeves and legs, raingear, all the 2018 electronics (GPS Watch/Bike Computer, Kindles, Bluetooth speaker, earphones, a laptop, and all the charging cables), simple summer evening wear, warm tops, flip flops, bike shoes that are comfy for walking, water bottles and backup water bottles, sunglasses, spare chain and lube, spare shifters, spare brake pads, spare SPD cleats, spare brake discs, spare tubes and a pump, spare shift and brake cables, pannier spare parts, spare screw set, tools, emergency repair kit (duck tape, zip-ties, superglue), passports, credit cards and cash, toiletries and a beard trimmer, tons of sunscreen, a big bag of snacks, and an elastic rubber clothes line (thank you Clare and James!).

The total weight of the panniers, including the clothes and shoes that we will be wearing, came in at 11kg (24lbs) per person (all water bottles empty). Quite reasonable!