We started our trip with the intention of cycling from London, England to Istanbul, Turkey. We have two tandem bicycles that we share – September and Katrina ride on one, and John and Jordan ride on the other. In this picture we are taking the tandems apart to fit into four cases that we will take with us on our trip. Please excuse the very messy garage!
Because we were planning to travel by bicycle we had to pack very, very light. A few months before we left on our trip we put five boxes in our living room – one box for each person in the family and one box for shared items. Over the next few months we would toss items into the boxes whenever we had a spurt of packing enthusiasm. A couple of nights before we were to step on the plane came the moment of truth. How were we ever going to fit all this stuff into our tiny bicycle panniers? Between clothes, sleeping bags, school books, first-aid supplies, dishes, and more, we had a lot of tough choices to make!
This is a picture of what we actually brought with us. The four large cases contain our two tandem bicycles. Down on the floor are our four small bike panniers, and on top of the bicycle cases you can see two of our four large panniers. That’s it…anything that didn’t fit had to stay home.
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