Planning

I've been sitting here, reflecting on my latest trip and wondering what 2015 will hold in store for me.
In a way, I have already begun to prepare for it.
It will begin the moment my visa expires, I shall have 3 months to do all and see all that I want.

Melinda is currently having her first 10,000 km service (6,000 km overdue, oops!)
She was fitted with new tyres last week.
The originals were Metzlers and we only got 10,036 miles (16,000 km).  I'm used to getting a consistent 25,000 km from Michelin Pilot Road 3s. I've fitted her with Michelin Pilot Road 4 Trail and am expecting much better performance. We shall see!

Sure, she'll sit around for around 9 months or so, but better to prepare her now than try and source everything last minute.  I shall fit new rear brake pads, as soon as the parts arrive and I get the time to pop over. That shouldn't take very long at all.

It's all the other stuff that will be easy.  For a 3 month trip, I'll need basically the same as I took for a 2 week trip. I think that I'll also throw in my cooking and eating utensils, should make the whole thing easier and cheaper.

Of course the GPS etc. will be the same, but I don't think their coverage of Iceland or Northern Norway and Sweden will be very good. Think I'll take some road maps just incase.
I plan to travel the whole of the 3 months and that will take me till the end of Summer.

I hope to be in Iceland in the beginning of July, for about one week, then the Faroe Islands for two nights. After that up to Nordkapp, Norway. and then South to Gibraltar.
I'll spend most of July and August in and around mainland Europe.
Visiting friends and riding Awesome distances in minuscule amounts of time.
I shall apply what I learned from this trip.

Looking at what I achieved this trip, 3 months should be a doddle.   It's what I'll do after that. I guess I could always ride from Brisvegas to Perth!