Prelude

Even before getting to the bus in the center of Auckland,
I immediately realised a number of things:
1) A half empty bag does not need to be filled to the top.
2) Stuff is heavy.
3) Heavy equals slow.
4) Slow equals longer timescales.
5) I dislike bungee cords.

Pictured: Some of the stuff

Cycling to town with the constant threat of rain with a mixture of excitement, panic and trying to maintain my balance on my badly packed bike.  All my gear loaded onto one side of the bike, so completely off balance. Did I not learn anything from school?  Although I did fail Physics at college. That would explain the lack of logic behind the packing.  The main point is, I am on my way!