CZ11 - Packing etc

A few days left before we go. I've been through all the paperwork to make sure that it is all printed and in the right date order in a plastic wallet.  This is turn will be kept in a bag and locked away or in a safe place in the car.

Packing.  We have one suitcase each. One small suitcase each. Unlike the BMW, the car allows us to have two equally small suitcases. The BMW allows Claire to have the much larger pannier and me the smaller one. 

Claire's CC, originally uploaded by InvictaMoto.

As well as the suitcases that must fit under the "topless" screen, there is a warning triangle.  I have one that was given away to us when we took delivery of the company FIAT Panda cars that some colleagues and I had on the car lease scheme back in about 1983.  When you got one why pay £14.99 in Halford's for one half the size that looks as robust as a Twix wrapper?

Some customer cars even came with an awning that fitted in the back to make the Panda into a sort of camper car.  Employee scheme cars didn't get that and they sold them through the old Fiat Motor Sales shop on the Great West Road. 

Also vying for space in the boot are two folding chairs, that will be essential on race day, and a Peugeot Care pack.  The latter contains all manner of things like a fire extinguisher and hi-viz jackets.  I have my own and that will travel inside the passenger compartment. There may be enough space for the inevitable "extra" bag to contain a variety of Claire's footwear.

Inside the cabin I have planned for a single (note to Claire!) Touratech bag to act as the overnight bag.  This saves the also inevitable flurry of boot opening and messing about at every stop. Additionally, there will be space for the Acer notebook (for email and Garmin routes) and a bag that contains the cables and bits that we'll need to power the assortment of phones, cameras and satnavs for the journey. That ought to leave the front clear for us to sit in comfort.  Famous last words?

Over the weekend it will be tyre, water, washer bottle and oil checks and top ups where necessary.  Then off for the Seafrance experience on Monday morning.