It was a stunning winter day in Canberra – the sort of days that Canberra just does so well. Bright sunshine. Crisp air. Clear blue sky. Lake Burley Griffin almost looked blue! Almost.

With only four weeks until Adrian takes off, it was time for a practise pack. Could we actually fit 5+ months’ worth of camping, clothing and bike repair gear into two panniers and a top box?

The answer is yes! As long as my shoes are packed inside Adrian’s shoes, and assuming that we will generally buy food on a day-to-day basis (other than perhaps a 1kg bag of almonds which I’m pretty keen to have to hand at all times!), we can fit our basic needs into three metal boxes.

Maslow would be impressed.

Practise pack – everything we need / are taking on the trip is on this motorbike… including toothbrushes!