TOURIST DAY #2

I didn’t become a tourist until about 2:00 this afternoon. And that was because the morning was spent addressing the bike issue. I know, I know….you thought that I had solved the problem of where it was to travel. I thought so, too. But no, the front seat just isn’t the right place.

So, I looked into using the back of the truck. I have a sliding cover for my truck bed, and all items riding back there can be no more than 17 inches high. The bike is 22 inches high. The bike could lie down, but then it takes up too much room. I could hang the bike from my utility rack, but it’s really too heavy (about 30 pounds) to be lifting up to that height.

That only leaves one option….the trailer! So, the bike will ride in the living room in its bag. You all know by now that when something comes in the trailer, something of equal weight must come out. Twenty-six and six-tenth pounds have to come out! Oh boy. Here’s my initial solution. Take out these items…..some books (4 pounds), my primary toolkit (10 pounds), my secondary toolkit (7 pounds), a ladder (5 pounds), and some of my spare parts (2 pounds).

I was OK with these choices and then I thought about the fresh water tank. Every gallon of water that I take weighs 8.35 pounds, and I always travel with a full tank. (I like lonnnnnnng showers.) But, if I travel with just 4 gallons less, I would have plenty of weight reduction to compensate for the bike! A lot simpler solution!

My tourist events today were touring the African-American Museum of Art and Mall-Walking.

That’s it for now,
Ya’ll take care,
Suzanne