It’s not like we’ve been sitting on our arses doing nothing these past few weeks. But here in the last few days we find ourselves with growing to-do lists. Eek! But we’re getting after it like the two organized and efficient planners we are.

Between yesterday and today, notable checked-off items include:

  • Securing lodging in Singapore for four nights – we’re looking forward to seeing the city and meeting friends of Dave’s parents and a colleague of Dave’s.
  • Finalizing travel insurance – you would not believe the amount of fine print I’ve read in the last three days. I take that back, if you’re one of my close friends you are not at all surprised. What I’ve come up with is World Nomads travel insurance, which offers the best coverage for the kind of travel we do (bike touring, with some time to be spent hiking, snorkeling, and SCUBA diving) without any add-ons and at the best price by a good bit. We both feel really good about this coverage, and I’m sure Dave’s mom will sleep at least a couple hours a night as a result.
  • I’ve set up my cell plan with Verizon so we can use the phone in SE Asia.
  • We took pictures that I am sizing & printing out on photo paper for all our visas we’ll need. Much cheaper than paying for passport photos at AAA or elsewhere.
  • Dave has completely finished all the work on both of our bikes. It’s a LOT of work, including replacing all the cables, swapping tires, replacing some of the cogs and rings, new brakes for him, new Selle An-Atomica saddles for both of us (see Dave’s saddle review and my saddle thoughts for an explanation), new rims for me, and much more. Basically, he reconditioned both bikes from top to bottom. The bikes are now ready to be boxed up and checked as luggage.
  • There’s more, much more, but now I must get back to the list…

Four days to go!