It's Sunday afternoon, the e tickets just got printed, bags are packed, we just need the snow to hold off here and in Denver so we can get to LA and then Sydney without any delays.
The bike box may still be a bit of a problem. It's considered over sized and at about 62 pounds total with only bikes and wheels there was no way of making the 50 pound max. limit.
That may cost me some extra $ but better than any other method I could find to get them there.
Maybe lucky for us, there was an option to pay a little more money and get extra leg room on all the flights from Mpls to Sydney. I took the chance so we will have to see if that was worthwhile or not. 5 extra inches and some aisle seats can make a big difference on a 14-15 hour flight.
The last two days of training have been a wash out, I'm either ready or not by now anyhow.
My OZ buddy, Chris, tells me there is a road race the night we arrive, should be interesting. Drive from Sydney for 2 hours, put the road bike together, start riding and try not to fall asleep after the long trip.
Here we go!
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Still getting ready
Yeah! My International license and Foreign Permission Letter have arrived. I can now legally race in Australia for the month of January.
I was getting a bit worried.
I emailed the promoter of the Goulburn Trackpower Carnival scheduled for 1/12/08 to get registered, hope that goes well.
A week and a half to go before we leave.
I'm still not sure leaving on the last day of the year is a good or bad idea as far as how busy the airports will be. We are scheduled to fly United all the way to Sydney so that might be better than changing airlines. I will miss the Qantas care that we had the last time we went to Oz though, they were great for that long flight from L.A. to Sydney.
I was getting a bit worried.
I emailed the promoter of the Goulburn Trackpower Carnival scheduled for 1/12/08 to get registered, hope that goes well.
A week and a half to go before we leave.
I'm still not sure leaving on the last day of the year is a good or bad idea as far as how busy the airports will be. We are scheduled to fly United all the way to Sydney so that might be better than changing airlines. I will miss the Qantas care that we had the last time we went to Oz though, they were great for that long flight from L.A. to Sydney.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Getting ready for OZ
Imagine a month of racing in Australia at the invitation of a great friend and fellow track racer, Chris Bushell.
Well the adventure starts 12/31/07 and ends 2/5/08.
Over a month of riding racing and enjoying the Tour Down Under as well as all that Oz has to offer.
The logistics of getting 2 bikes, road and track and all the necessary gear across is tough.
A bike box big enough for 2 bikes and 4 wheels without damage.
I picked a Velo Safe II, hopefully it will be safe. No damage allowed for the Teschner, 2 Zipp 808's and a Ti road bike and wheels.
Now is there any room to bring clothes and normal vacation stuff.
There is still a lot to get ready before my wife and I leave, organizing my Auto shop staff enough to have me missing for a month and still come back to a viable business would be good.
Making sure our home is prepared for that long a trip, getting finances in order and oh yes, back to bikes and packing.
The plan is to get to Oz, meet up with our hosts, Chris and Lyn and drive to Goulburn, our main location and their home. Once we get there, we can get to all the other venues, Sydney, the Sydney Velodrome/Dunc Grey, eventually Adelaide and the velodrome there. Plus once we are in Adelaide, the Tour Down Under starts, first Pro Tour race of the 2008 season.
Hopefully, we can get some great pictures and maybe some video of track and road races and share some of the warm fun with the cold north of Minnesota.
Well the adventure starts 12/31/07 and ends 2/5/08.
Over a month of riding racing and enjoying the Tour Down Under as well as all that Oz has to offer.
The logistics of getting 2 bikes, road and track and all the necessary gear across is tough.
A bike box big enough for 2 bikes and 4 wheels without damage.
I picked a Velo Safe II, hopefully it will be safe. No damage allowed for the Teschner, 2 Zipp 808's and a Ti road bike and wheels.
Now is there any room to bring clothes and normal vacation stuff.
There is still a lot to get ready before my wife and I leave, organizing my Auto shop staff enough to have me missing for a month and still come back to a viable business would be good.
Making sure our home is prepared for that long a trip, getting finances in order and oh yes, back to bikes and packing.
The plan is to get to Oz, meet up with our hosts, Chris and Lyn and drive to Goulburn, our main location and their home. Once we get there, we can get to all the other venues, Sydney, the Sydney Velodrome/Dunc Grey, eventually Adelaide and the velodrome there. Plus once we are in Adelaide, the Tour Down Under starts, first Pro Tour race of the 2008 season.
Hopefully, we can get some great pictures and maybe some video of track and road races and share some of the warm fun with the cold north of Minnesota.
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