It's sunny in Amsterdam!

This is the rainy season in Holland, so I am packing along a rain suit and packing everything that will go in my saddlebags in zip-able bags.

But since I will be heading straight for Amsterdam the day I land in Paris, I checked the weather tonight and so far the forecast for Friday is sunny with a day-time low of 6C. The Gerbing's gear may not get much of a workout on the ride there.

But I'll gladly take the dry roads. I'm calling Business-bikes.com tomorrow to tie up a few details, such as whether they'll supply a full-face helmet (so I'll know whether to bring mine) and whether they'll rent me a tank bag and saddlebags.

I'm excited. It's starting to look like I'm going to pull this off.