OK, I’m as ready as possible. This morning I sprayed all my gear with waterproofing and hunted down my bungee nets (just in case!), then repaired the rip on my seat with black electrical tape, and ran a few errands.

It got cold, but then warm again. I stopped in at the camping store, where, to my great happiness, my coffee-making accessory had just arrived, not yet unpacked from the delivery!

I had a few more errands to run, then a nice Skype call with a friend, then picked something else up from a friend, then it was time for dinner.

After dinner, I accomplished this:

Heavy, and a lot of stuff. Well, we’ll see!