14-28deg, fine and sunny. Apart from a delayed flight out of Hervey Bay, (due to "late arrival of aircraft, loading issues & airport congestion in Brisbane" dam near a full-house of excuses) which almost resulted in us missing our international connection, the trip went very well. A380 double-decker Airbus on both legs, Brisbane - Dubai - Zurich. Took us about an hour in a quiet corner of Zurich Airport to unpack and assemble the bikes, load up, change into o...

We've completed a test ride on our tour bikes with all the panniers, handlebar bags and luggage on board. Everything went well and it all feels good. Wendy ended up with about 9kg while Greg's weighted in at about 7kg. We'll share the load before we do our final pack up. Also decided on a route:- Leave Zurich via a lovely valley that leads all the way to The Rhine (river). Yes we will be surrounded by Alps but NO we DO NOT ride up the Swiss Alps, we go cycle tour...

It is under one month before we leave and boy how time flys. We are doing about four rides a week, some short and hard (20-30km) some longer, one was 110km. Fitness is not a problem with either of us, however the fitter one is the easier the rides on tour will be. As our daily distances on the tour are relatively short, 35 to 80km, and as there will be no rush, we don't need to be super fit. While Greg has completed many unsupported bicycle tours both in Australi...