Packing list -
Right boot - Sock liners, glove liners, shorts (yep, taking one pair of shorts), 4-pair of wool socks, 2-pair of short socks.
Left boot - Mittens, black NorthFace hat, quasi Peruvian wool hat with ear flaps, handwarmers, fingerless gloves.
Won't bore you with what can be found in the bottom section, main section (the aforementioned Wellies/Boots are found there), top section, and front pocket. But, you get my drift. In days gone by we had a suitcase - open it and find what you need in the singular square space. These days things are so much more complicated - from our desktops to our laptops, from our purses to our briefcases - filled with more spaces and/or pockets to put things into than are necessary, leading most of us to become mumbling and bumbling idiots as we search for that paper, book, wallet, Tylenol, or item of clothing that we know we "have someplace".
The moment of truth has come - how much does my backpack weigh? As you know - if you have been following along - for our in-country flight from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia we are allowed one checked bag weighing NO MORE THAN 33-pounds, and one carry-on weighing 11-pounds or less. The former is strictly adhered to - the latter not so much (as long as your bag is not unreasonably large). I borrowed a scale from Kenny and Angie, weighed myself, stepped off, picked up the pack, stepped back on - 30 pounds (the pack - not me). Took out two small books that I want to bring along - 28.5 pounds. Perfect! If my case seems to gain weight during our couple of days in Buenos Aires, I'll stuff the pockets of my jacket with gloves, mittens, scarves, and anything else I can think of to bring the weight down.
For your reading pleasure, I've added a reading list to the BLOG, as well as a couple of links to other sites - Felice and Bob's BLOG, and the Mississippi River Ride that Holly and I took last summer. (Scroll to the bottom of the page for these) There will be a quiz!
Until next time ~ Judi a/k/a TheWanderingJu
Nearly twenty years ago, when HMS Endurance pulled into Port Everglades, the seed was planted for this adventure. Since Endurance I have been drawn to that frozen part of our planet, the creatures who call it home, and the stories of the men and women who have walked there. Deep inside where dreams are born I knew one day I would travel to the place some have called White South. I hope that you will come along with me on this exciting adventure. Judi (a/k/a TheWanderingJu)
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Antarctica Reading ~ And Other Adventures
- Endurance by Alfred Lansing ~ Antarctica (An incredible book that will keep you spellbound)
- Looking for Alaska by Peter Jenkins ~ Alaska
- Miles From Nowhere by Barbara Savage ~ Cycling
- South by Ernest Shackleton ~ Antarctica
- The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race against an Epidemic by Gay & Laney Salisbury ~ Alaska
- Touching My Father's Soul by Jamling Tenzing Norgay ~ Everest
- Two In The Far North by Margaret E. Murie ~ Alaska