The day started well with a text from fellow Atom owner Oli who is off in the Alps in his Atom before us... "In Geneva. Setting off for mountains in 30 mins. It's raining, and it's freezing. Ice rink rain."
So there's something to look forward to in a couple of days on semi-slick tyres... It seems Hurricane Bertha isn't just affecting the UK - It's gone Europe-wide.
Still, we're going, and that's that. As my old gran used to say, there's no such thing as the wrong weather, just the wrong clothes. And since the waterproofs have already had a test run, I think we're good to go.
So to the task of packing. Normally, not a problem and the vast suitcase I have swallows everything. This time, two week's worth of clothes needs to fit into a bag with a capacity of just 35 litres (basically an overnight bag). So foreign launderettes are going to come into play at some point.
This, plus I have to get the mountain of Tour polo shirts - which is probably about 35 litres on its own down at least as far as the Chunnel..
And then I have to cram in the gadget bag. Over the years, the tech bag has swollen to vast proportions. Thanks to the iPad and a wireless keyboard, I don't have to worry about lugging a laptop, but the array of other stuff required or desired is huge.
> Camera (still) plus charger and lead
> Go Pro plus back options, spare battery, mountings, lenses and lead
> Phone plus lead
> iPad and keyboard
...there's more but it's just silly.
Still, that's the world we live in and I wouldn't be able to post stuff like this without it all.
This afternoon involves a haircut and handing Buchan to his favourite dog walker.
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