I'm getting in the habit of thanking you for your advice Machka!

Those are very well thought out procedures. I like the idea of redundancy and putting photocopies in different places on the bike (inside handle bar/pannier/frame tube). Someone around here suggested putting a rolled up $5/$10/$20 bill inside a handle bar.

My sister and parents are computer saavy so PDFs would work GREAT. I'm dreaming of some combination of a web-based travelogue, intinerary and emergency contact page.

Thanks again!