Plan B

Well the day has finally come.  Here I sit in the airport lounge waiting to depart on this adventure.


Over the past week, I packed my saddle bags with clothing, dry bags with camping gear, and the passenger seat bag with a host of odds and ends.  I would also have a small bag with my helmet, gloves and miscellaneous stuff.  But I didn't want to carry multiple small bags through the airport, not to mention check them all.


So, I figured I would pack all the stuff into a couple "legal" size cardboard boxes and have them plastic stretch wrapped before checking all the stuff in for additional strength.  The idea being of course, is I can throw all that temporary luggage stuff out once I get into Calgary.  Clever plan right?


Surprise number one: the airport no longer offers plastic shrink-wrap services for boxes etc.  So I am now onto plan B.  Hope like hell the "as-is" boxes make it through to Calgary in tact.


Many of you know I have travelled a lot in my working life, and I have often shaken my head when I see cardboard boxes coming out on the luggage carousel.  "Who does that?  Really??" Sometimes I've seen broken boxes come down the belt followed by a bunch of loose clothing.


Let's all hope we're not watching some fool's motorcycle helmet and camping gear bouncing down the belt today.