While packing last night and this morning, I am struck by how different and more difficult it is to pack for, not just a two-month trip, but one where we will camp as well as stay in motels, and where I need to consider contingencies for 6 to 8 weeks on a bicycle (extra tubes, tires, tools, nutrition, etc.)

Packing the car is like playing tetris.  I have been shifting bags, not just to get everything in, but to make sure items we are most likely to need daily are easily accessible from side doors since there are two bikes on a rack that complicates opening the rear hatch.