...and i'm off again!

Tomorrow morning at 9 am is the start of my next adventure - the first leg is Baltimore to LA via Detroit. After that, it's LA-Auckland-Wellington, then a 12-day break from airports (N Island road trip!). Then finally Wellington-Auckland-Brisbane...and that's where my ticket ends. Yes, I do have a one-way ticket to Australia...but I'll be back by Thanksgiving '09, I made a promise :)

I finished packing in the early afternoon today, and then proceeded to spend the rest of the day adding mostly-unnecessary items to my backpack. In fact, one whole backpack is unnecessary, but I decided to make full use of my 2-free-50-lb-checked-bags allowance, so I'm even bringing non-perishable food just to get my money's worth (it's cheaper here, plus they don't have Trader Joe's down under...one day, I hope to fix that). I just weighed my big bag, though, and it's only 31 lbs, so...hmm....what else could I add? bricks? a dive weight belt? It's probably a good thing that I don't know the Baltimore-area shopping scene.

Anyway, I have enough clothes in the blue bag to last me a good 2 weeks or so without a laundry stop (not a goal, but could be useful at some point) - it's easy packing for just warm weather! My electronics get their own bag - laptop, camera, every kind of back-up storage you can think of, etc. I'd be such a light traveler without them! It's worth it, though.

I guess I should change the name of the blog to something a little more Australia-centric. Any suggestions?