I used to travel a lot. Packing a suitcase and heading anywhere was nothing to me in the way of planning. Somehow, since I have not traveled for a while, the part of my brain that does all the preparations is a little slower than it used to be.
In the old days, (Berlin 2009) all that I needed fit into that green suitcase. I still have and use that suitcase, but now I have tote bags as well!
I already know I have over-packed. Since we are not flying, I can bring whatever I like, and I would be all set if I wanted to change my clothes three times a day.
Of course, this is silly, but I do like to have backups for any situation. And I am also bringing shoes to match.
You know I bet Princess Kate doesn’t bring this many clothes when she travels. Or perhaps she does. She always looks perfect for any and all situations.
Now it is not just me that I am packing for, but Jack as well. I asked him what he wanted packed, and after mumbling a few things he abrogated all responsibility for his suitcase. Ugh!
Jack did prepare the car today, and tomorrow we will finalize our packing. I would like to have the car completely packed on Monday afternoon so we can just relax a bit before the big drive.
Here is our route.
Our house sitter came again today, and all is set with them. But in the year since they were here so much has changed. New air conditioners, new coffee maker, new toaster oven, etc. They jokingly said I needed to write instructions in a little book! Honestly, I think of all the little eccentricities of my house and the dogs living in it and I believe that the house sitter is correct!
It’s bedtime now on Saturday night, so I will get this set to post in the morning and off to bed I go with my Arnie-man, pup!
Compared to say three decades ago, there is much more to take on holidays now. As well as clothes, we now at our age need our medications. While once the only other thing we needed was a camera and maybe a spare roll of film, and for woman, perhaps a hair dryer or similar. At least accommodation now supply the hairdryer. But we need all our electronic devices, and their chargers and if international travel, a power plug for another country. We need a list of passwords and a list of our medications and our doctor’s prescriptions. Our house sitter? All is well with them? They? You have a family moving in, haha.