You'd think I was trekking through S. America…

I’m going through the list of stuff I need to find around the house, buy, or otherwise acquire for my two nights and it’s beginning to look like I’ll be away from home for…well a long time.

That is not my bike, my photo, or my plan. It sounds like a heck of a trip though and I suggest you read about it! It’s a great story so far and I’m learning a lot.
As for my ride, let’s take food.
It seems I’ve got enough planned for three meals a day and snacks for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Sensible, yes? No. You see I’m only going to be there Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday morning. So of nine possible meals, I’ll be there for five at the most. In addition, I generally, even when active, only eat two meals a day – especially after all the feeding I did at my folks on the Big Island last weekend. Yeesh!
Narrowing it down I figure I’ll take some eggs, cheese, an onion, and bread – omelets for breakfast or dinner. Some instant oatmeal and raisins for breakfast or if I get really hungry. A couple of bananas because I like them. And, of course, coffee supplies and tea supplies which don’t amount to much in size.
Okay, that’s more realistic.
Of course I like sausage and crackers, which goes well with cheese. Sigh…and so it starts again.
Seriously I figure I buy a bunch of stuff and pack what I can. If I can’t pack it, I’ll eat it later. Or earlier.
The rest of my equipment could also mostly be done away with – I’m taking a computer, my 10″ Eee PC, because, well because. I’ll have my Kindle along for reading, which necessitates a little light. And naturally I’ll want to document it all, so a camera. I’d bring my ukulele if I could, but it’s too nice and too fragile. I really should get one of those cute plastic ukes…a Flea. Or I could just buy a cheap wood soprano across the street at Easy Music.
No, no ukes this trip. I’ve got enough junk and I don’t play well enough to make it more than mildly amusing and certainly not at all amusing for my neighbors.
So far I think everything should fit in my panniers and rack trunk, I shouldn’t need a backpack which is great because they are uncomfortable and sweaty.
That’s about it for the moment, I’m making my list and checking it twice. I’m gonna find out if this is nasty or nice. I suspect nice, I want nice, nice is good, but we’ll see.
Aloha!