It is not easy to pack for this type of trip, I can assure you.  I started my LOTOJA list weeks ago and the last 3 days I’ve been frantically throwing stuff together.  Figuring out our food alone has been a nightmare. I started stockpiling Quest bars from Amazon about 2 weeks ago.  I bought about 20 gallons of water from Costco and a similar amount of sugar free Red Bull.  (Just kidding about the Red Bull, I only bought a case of it.)  And the washing machine has run nonstop so we can both have our favorite shorts for the ride on Saturday.

So what did I pack?  The highlights are below:

-32 Quest bars

-8 UCan snack bars

-12 grass fed beef sticks

-8 packets of SuperStarch

-Coffee maker (I’m cheating this time and taking my Keurig instead of the French press)

-Blender

-2 packages of Kerrygold butter

-22 eggs

-1 lb bacon

-Assorted teas

-Salted peanuts, cashews and almonds

-Vega hydration powder for me, Zipfizz for Jonathan

-20 gallons of water

-8 small cans of Red Bull (sugar free)

-Plenty of Chamois cream

-Sunscreen

-Cold weather clothing and hot weather clothing

Are we prepared?  We’d better be!  This year I’ve ridden 2,835 miles and climbed 150,000 feet, and Jonathan has ridden about 500 more miles, and climbed 25,000 more feet.  I’ve done all I can do at this point, so I choose to believe that I am well prepared and will have a great ride on Saturday!  If only we survive the road trip getting there…