Late Thursday night, so this will be brief.  I;ve taken the trailer for a quick (hah!) run on the highway to make sure it is weighted properly and will not wag excessively at speed.  Tobi;s paperwork is all loaded, his dog food, and (yes, of course) extra balls.

I've been a "stasher" of cash.  I cant explain it, but I like to know there is SOMETHING I can fall back on, like a tank of gas, if need be.  So that's all set.  In the process, I found a huge void in the trailer that was perfectly sized for Christine's full helmet, so it was a big win-win for me.

I am going to tray to do a IBA SS1000 out to my (other) brother Josh's place in Indianapolis.  I think it will actually be better for Tobi if I just do one long sting to get there.  Probably something like 18 hours, but we'll see.  I don't want the trip to end prematurely because of him or I, or some "deer-in-the-headlight'.

I have lots of water in the freezer, enought ot fill both coolers, peanut butter, Ham, Turkey, Pepperjack cheese, and some great (I love that stuff) Martin's Potatoe Bread packed in the cooler.

I;ve fixed one of our Laptops (the nice XPS12 Tablet/laptop/ultrabook) so that I can use it on the road.  My HUGE XPS18 is nice, but its too darned big to fit in the bike.  I also have the camera packed, Tobi's GoPro prepped and ready, and all the electronics/chargers I like to have ready.

Rever (https://rever.co), if you have ever heard of it (new name), is made by a subsidiary of Butler Maps.  The produce a App, and a website that I love to use, as it has all the "good" riding roads on one big Google-maps integrated site.  While it real is not for long-distance ride planning, it does work well for the final map and upload to .gpx for my Garmin/aka BMW Nav 5.  I do wish someome would make a application that is as good as Microsoft Streets and Trips (that is now 3 years old, and not being continued).

Thinking of roads, I just ran out and made grabbed my EZ-Pass for the bike/trailer combo.  I actually need two separate passes, one for the bike alone, and one for the bike with trailer.  They actually charge me for a bike (2 wheels) and a trailer (2 wheels) as if I was a HUGE truck (Like a F-450) pulling the same trailer.  a Little math, that means my little bike (as compared to a F-450 behemoth) and its tiny little trailer, apparently wear the road down as much as the F450 with the same trailer.  Who said government knew how to run things better?  sheesh.

I am hoping to get out around 8am from the local gas station.  I need a receipt for my "start time" for the SS1000.  Christine will be my start witness, while Josh will be my "end time"witness.  I will actually have to collect gas station receipts and keep a log to "prove" i did 1000 miles in a 24 hour period.  Heck, I've done that so much I can't count, but it is so much work just to "prove" I did it.  Ah well. its all for fun anyway.

Ok, back to the list: I have the tent packed at the top with the gargantuan sleeping bag.  The Kelty Tarp is also packed at the front with stakes, and the adjustable poles should be available.  I need all this so I can camp on the fly, when needed.  That'll keep costs down if I cannot find a cheap motel that is clean enough to stay a few hours overnight in.  If I had all the time in the world, I'd probably camp every night.  There is something about being outdoors that can feed the soul.

Its off to bed now.  I'll blog again either when I finish the SS1000 or somewhere in PA if I decide to just stop for the night instead.