I made weight!

No, not my body weight, but my luggage weight. Crossroads, the ride organizers, don't give a fig how much body mass I'm carting around. That's my problem. They do, however, care a great deal about how much my luggage weighs.

They give each of us 2 small duffel bags. That's all the luggage we can take. The total weight of all our stuff, minus what we carry on the bike, has to be less than 30 pounds. I wasn't sure that I was going to make it. My laptop and carrying case are 10 pounds, and they really frown on bringing them.

I did a sample packing run the other day, and the grand total came to 29 pounds. Never a doubt. I have essentially no frills, just the bare neccessities. I'll post the actual packing list at some point, once I have it finalized, but the only somewhat extra item I'm bringing is a sweatshirt. It looks like I'll be doing laundry every 3 or 4 days!