my, you have been busy with a paintbrush, changed the colour of both the bike and the table and chairs!
Nice job on all of them. Looks very professional.
re the spoke count, I personally would have a good mechanic check your spoke tensions and alignment, better to have it checked out to avoid the hassle of dealing with a busted spoke on the road.
doesnt hurt to inspect tires carefully, and to also evaluate if either are near the end of their life anyway--again, putting on new ones in good shape is better than during the trip, and reducing the risk of flats etc.
Tyres are less than 2 months old (swapped them out just before my double century last month), and bike has recently been in for a full service (again before the double), so all should be okay on that front, but thanks for the tip. And as this is a road based trip with high mileage, I've decided to take the bike that normally does my higher mileage rides as I know its comfortable.