I've got my Samsung Galaxy S4 of course, my brand new Canon S610 HS since I hate taking pics with my phone, my awesome new MacBook Air 13" for blogging and uploading photos, my trusty 1st generation Pebble, and a bag full of miscellaneous cables, chargers, and power converters. It was a tough choice but I decided to leave behind the iPad so I'll have to make due with reading kindle books on the phone.
For everyday wear clothes I managed to get four changes of ExOfficio briefs, several pairs of SmartWool socks, one pair of jeans, one pair of Kuhl cargo shorts, a tan and a gray pair of quick-drying travel pants, six tech t-shirts, one short-sleeve button-up shirt and one long-sleeve button-up shirt most of which came from REI. I've got two lightweight and highly compactable jackets, a puffy one for warmth a lightweight shell for wind and rain, one pair of hiking shoes, some aqua socks, and a pair of lounging pants.
Just for the Czocha portion of the trip I've also brought some fancy clothes: four button-up shirts, three vests, a fancy new sport coat. I'll probably end up sending most of those back in the checked bag we brought along with our extra shoes, wands, hats, and other doodads that we'll only be using for the LARP (Live Action RolePlay).
I got all that plus my toiletries, glasses, contacts, medications, plane snacks, two Rick Steves guidebooks and one of the new Berlin books I got for my birthday, wallet, passport, money belt, and sunglasses into my new travel pack. I was pretty impressed how much stuff packed down in those nylon packing cubes. Once my bag was zipped up and strapped down tightly it looked pretty compact. I snapped a quick pic at the airport of Kat and our new matching Osprey Farpoint 55 bags. Thanks again to everyone who helped fund our travels with bon voyage and birthday gifts!
Leaving our four cats behind for three weeks is saddening, but we're really very happy and impressed with our house/pet sitters so we're confident that they will be well cared for. Tim & Ali arrived Saturday evening and after getting settled in we took them on a walk to the nearby Whiteaker neighborhood to show them some of our favorite bars and restaurants. We had a great meal, a beer, and even better conversation at Falling Sky Delicatessen. They seem like a great couple and it's a shame we won't see them by the time we get back as they'll already be on their way North. For the curious Kat found them on www.housecarers.com
Our taxi got us to our flight out of Eugene on time and I'm finishing this post up as we sit here in Portland for our three hour layover. The next flight takes us to Amsterdam where we need to go through customs and get our final boarding passes on to Berlin.
I got all that plus my toiletries, glasses, contacts, medications, plane snacks, two Rick Steves guidebooks and one of the new Berlin books I got for my birthday, wallet, passport, money belt, and sunglasses into my new travel pack. I was pretty impressed how much stuff packed down in those nylon packing cubes. Once my bag was zipped up and strapped down tightly it looked pretty compact. I snapped a quick pic at the airport of Kat and our new matching Osprey Farpoint 55 bags. Thanks again to everyone who helped fund our travels with bon voyage and birthday gifts!
Leaving our four cats behind for three weeks is saddening, but we're really very happy and impressed with our house/pet sitters so we're confident that they will be well cared for. Tim & Ali arrived Saturday evening and after getting settled in we took them on a walk to the nearby Whiteaker neighborhood to show them some of our favorite bars and restaurants. We had a great meal, a beer, and even better conversation at Falling Sky Delicatessen. They seem like a great couple and it's a shame we won't see them by the time we get back as they'll already be on their way North. For the curious Kat found them on www.housecarers.com
Our taxi got us to our flight out of Eugene on time and I'm finishing this post up as we sit here in Portland for our three hour layover. The next flight takes us to Amsterdam where we need to go through customs and get our final boarding passes on to Berlin.
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