(What) To pack or not to pack, that is the question...

Bathurst or Bust is an annual GRO ride and when space is the issue...and looks, of cause!... there is only one thing to do: minimalist accessorising. The long johns have been placed carefully in a black garbage bag and the long-sleeved thermals have joined them. A sleeping bag and my take-me-anywhere small pillow are sharing another bin liner.

I'd love to think that I won't have to worry about the bike, but I have packed a large shifter and a couple of screw drivers. Just in case! My rain gear is a steady companion and a couple of first aid items are also in the bag. My phone must come along and of cause the camera- plus memory cards and a spare set of batteries...think of all those flashes! This time the must-have is a map of Bathurst and surrounds. After all, we don't want to get lost, do we? Mount Panorama will be fun! Ahhh, we must not forget the sunscreen! A hat, a towel, the usual hygene gear and the phone charger.

So, I am hoping to get it all into that green (of cause!) army bag of ours, which will sit quite nicely strapped tightly to the pillion seat. That and the tank bag will make for a cosy ride out west...

Some riders have been talking about the Bell's Line of Road being haunted by a ghost pillion rider...ghost rider...but I ain't takin' no pillion...dead or alive! This one's for me.