Less than Two Weeks to go

So much to do and so little time!  This week is a test run to make sure the electronics are all going to work for  the big trip.  I leave Tuesday morning on my road bike (not the one that is going to carry me north but more of a touring style motorcycle - more "low slung", big windshield, geared higher) for a business meeting in western Alberta.  What will I be testing?  If you follow my "where am I" page, I hope my satellite tracker will show my path through the Okanagan and out to Alberta.  I've got a videocam attached to the side of my helmet so I"ll be trying a few different shots with that....may even post a few on here.  I need to make sure my GPS is set up properly and also have a satellite radio that I want to check out.  On the way home, I'll have a satellite phone that my employer (Thanks so much FCC!!) is letting me borrow for emergency purposes.  I want to make sure I know how that works (and that it does).  Finally, this will be the first test to see how packing is going to work (I'll take everything with me that I would be taking up north except tires and spare gas).  Yes I will be packing a different bike but it will help to see how it all fits together.  Of course, before I go, I've got a few things on the farm that have to be put in order so that things don't get too out of hand while I'm away.  Should be a great week, check in here and I'll let you know how the inaugural