Indian Pacific Wheel Race - IndyPac - IPWR

This is what I was looking at, similar to the rokform

http://de.topeak.com/products/PanoBikeAndRideCase/ridecase_mount

and

http://de.topeak.com/products/RideCase

Let me know if you want rid of it. I'd like to try it for size if possible

Sure, I'll give you a shout when I get back.
Re waterproof, they do cases for some phones which I think have some level of waterproofing. But what I have has nothing - the phone is in the fresh air. The position also makes it vulnerable to drink spillage / dribbling. But apart from that, it's pretty good!

My Sony is waterproof (more so than my Garmin 1000) so that's less of an issue. Samsung have a milspec phone coming out in April which looks interesting.

Made it to the airport after major packing panic last night. Was all going well until a work thing cropped up at 2pm which took 3 hours to deal with. Then I rode round to the bike shop having forgotten to tighten up my left crank, so shredded my Stages power meter. Think it's still usable. Will find out as ignored professional advice and decided to just use it.
In the checkin queue I was right behind another rider, Leo, who went to school with @bananaskid.
Security wanted an extra look at my stash of AA batteries from poundland, but weren't interested in my lithium power banks.
Bike now checked in so fewer things can go wrong. Looking forward to riding as will have less to think about!

Good luck Frank. Really enjoyed your TCR updates so looking forward to your commentary :)

Ah, you're already leaving. Forget the lights then :)

Make sure you move around a lot and drink plenty of beer on the flight. You don't want to arrive with DVT. You know how I know. :)

Yes, somewhere over Romania now, did a bit of work, had a decent and early lunch, then gave in to the tepmtation of buying a WiFi pass.
Following a bit of a TCR-like route across Europe...
Got an aisle seat for plenty of walking and have calf compression sleeves on!

Cheers!

Don't forget the beer. :)

If you see any nice roads in Romania, let me know yeah? I need to plan a TCR route some time :)

Just looking out the side there seems to be a good one. Oh, hang on, maybe it's a river

That sounds right up my street waterway.

Alexandroupolis now flashed up on the map: a place I've only been to in a weird dream

"almost there" highfive

Shit, I want to get on a plane now and race this.

There's still places available!

I'm already taking two months off for TABR and TCR.

How much are flights? :)

About a £grand to fly London to Perth which I can manage. But it's the lost income that's the biggest hit for these things. I'll ride vicariously with you Frank, so you better bloody finish it!

I'll try!
Ditto the lost income, not just the time you're away but the couple of weeks either side when I am too distracted to do anything much

I'm always too distracted to do anything much. ;)

Didn't know he was competing! Well best of luck to him, how was he doing?

He seemed pretty focused on the job in hand. He's not putting too much pressure on himself with return flight timing - giving it about 4 weeks.
He actually raised your specialist subject: how much water to carry!
He's just two seats behind me but has been sleeping all day, so getting some rest in the bank.

Good to hear - please send him my regards. I tried to find him on FB but he seems to have gone rogue (or blocked me...)

He's definitely hiding from you - got a blanket over his head now!

Good luck @frank9755!

Cheers!
Sleepless night on the plane now. I ignored @hippy 's advice regarding the beer, ie not drinking it, and am paying the price!