It's getting close

So we are getting closer ad closer till we leave. Ever since we started talking about doing this trip I have been really excited. Now that it's getting closer, I'm starting to get a little more anxious than excited. There are always those "what if" thoughts that can take over your excitement and send you into an anxious downward spiral. Reading the blog from our last trip has helped pull me out of the anxious mode and more into the excitement mode. Also getting BB (my V-Strom... or WEEE-Strom as some call it) back from the shop today and riding her around, got me pumped about the trip. The only thing to do now is start packing!

I have purchased new boots and gloves for the trip. My boots are actual riding boots (instead of my hiking boots I was riding in) made by SIDI. I was lucky to find a pair in my size and on sale! The gloves are also actual riding gloves (instead of the baseball batting gloves I was riding in) made by Olympia. I haven't tried out the boots yet, but the gloves are great. They are well ventilated AND offer more protection than my previous gloves. And of course you can't take any trip without Dr. Bronner's soap. That's right folks "Dr. Bronner's Magic All-One!" soap is unlike any other. You can do everything from wash your bike, wash your body, brush your teeth, and do your laundry with it. I found it super helpful on our last trip so I have re-stocked my supply for this one. I also found that the peppermint flavor/scent is the best one to use, especially if you are planning to use it for brushing your teeth. The lavender, eucalyptus, and baby flavors/scents aren't so appetizing.