Where in the world is Marcey?

I'm still in Madison!! 

Today I just transferred my car over to my sister, Denise.  It is odd not to "own" a car.  I will have plenty of opportunities to drive in the future.

It is really cold here. I thought summer was around the corner. The temperatures are in the low 40s with the wind chill temperatures in the low 30s. The sky has been cloudy. Even I get chilled going outside. Supposedly, the temperatures will be increasing some after the weekend. I did prepare for cold temperatures, but not this cold. I was more worried about the heat over the plains! This year may be different than the norm. If so, I will need to deal with a wider range of temperatures than expected.

Yesterday, I packed all my bags for the bike.  OK, there was some stuff I couldn't pack and I still need to do this.  It is not for the lack of things to pack or the way to pack them, it is that I am OVER packing!  I knew I would over pack my bike, but not by this much!!  It seems that I am packing for the end of the world and not a six month bike trip.  I do have a survivalist mentality which I think is getting me into trouble.  I also think that things are smaller than they really are. 

I seemed to have packed a full pantry for my bike.  It is like I won't find food along the way and need to pack for every occasion.  Does anyone else have that feeling or mentality?  There are grocery stores on every other corner, yet we all have an overfilled pantry.  I wonder if this thought process is from the advertisers or left over from rationing days?

After a trip to REI, my favorite toy store, I will need to review my packing again.  I bought a cube to pack some clothes.  I also bought a rain cover for one of the panniers.  I already have a yellow one which I need to get out of a storage box.  I still need to pack my books (bibles and study guides) and the computer.  I have taken out the drawing supplies that I wanted to take.  Unless, I can find more room or in this case, make more room, the drawing supplies will need to wait until I stop traveling.

My current plan is to leave Madison, WI on Monday or Tuesday after the temperatures have warmed up a bit.  I still may encounter rain, but I guess I will deal with that.  Now, everyone can start their betting pools of my departure date.  :)