...that is the question I'm posing myself right now. You see every little ounce I can shave off, no pun intended, from my backpack will be greatly appreciated on those long trails in Patagonia. So again here's the question: When I return and I leave my
shaver home, do I want to look like
Jorn Barger (if you paid attention from my last post then you'd know who he is), or do I want to look like this
guy? Tough one....
All that aside I've managed to gather all the stuff I want to carry with me. Now the difficult part, how in the world do I fit all that stuff in there???? The good thing is that I have a 70 l backpack whereas Liang as a 80 liter one. So considering he only wants to bring one pair of socks, and hopefully more underwear (God help us), I can always stuff things in his if it gets to heavy. That guy is strong as a bull. :)
I know it's hard to tell what I'm bringing but I thought one of the more interesting items was one recommended from my mom who was nice enough to make a list for me. I didn't realize until I went to the drugstore and read "
Imodium caca" on that post it. I was laughing my ass off all the way to the aisle. One has to love a nurturing mother even after all these years. So mom rest assure, I won't leave a trail behind.
BTW, I just got a message from Liang and Susan about two hours ago informing me that their flight had been delayed by 10 hours!!! They left ahead of me yesterday night. Not sure if it's the one out of San Francisco or their connecting flight in Mexico City. The message was a bit cryptic so no clue. Guess I'll find out soon enough. Oh and for the record here's a picture of my traveling companions for the next two weeks. They were sampling Mendoza wines a few days back to make sure it tastes the same at the source.
All that aside I've managed to gather all the stuff I want to carry with me. Now the difficult part, how in the world do I fit all that stuff in there???? The good thing is that I have a 70 l backpack whereas Liang as a 80 liter one. So considering he only wants to bring one pair of socks, and hopefully more underwear (God help us), I can always stuff things in his if it gets to heavy. That guy is strong as a bull. :)
I know it's hard to tell what I'm bringing but I thought one of the more interesting items was one recommended from my mom who was nice enough to make a list for me. I didn't realize until I went to the drugstore and read "Imodium caca" on that post it. I was laughing my ass off all the way to the aisle. One has to love a nurturing mother even after all these years. So mom rest assure, I won't leave a trail behind.
BTW, I just got a message from Liang and Susan about two hours ago informing me that their flight had been delayed by 10 hours!!! They left ahead of me yesterday night. Not sure if it's the one out of San Francisco or their connecting flight in Mexico City. The message was a bit cryptic so no clue. Guess I'll find out soon enough. Oh and for the record here's a picture of my traveling companions for the next two weeks. They were sampling Mendoza wines a few days back to make sure it tastes the same at the source.
3 comments:
Skip the shaver and be a man! :-)
I see the tabletop tripod, but no DSLR? Don't tell me you're omitting the D200!
Good luck Steph! Yes, the world is flat, so be careful and don't fall off at the "End of the World."
It's almost like being there. Thanks for the update, we'll be following every step :-)
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