Crunch time today as we leave on the first of our two around the world trips, this leg will take exactly 80 days (pure coincidence and not in a balloon). Weather wise I thought we were leaving at the perfect time with high 30s in Perth all week but then I thought I would check the weather in Buenos Aires, 29 and thunderstorms, I hope it's a nice hotel?
This has been an extraordinarily long time in saving, a long time in planning and, depending on which one of us you are talking about, a relatively short time in packing. Elizabeth has been packed for about 3 weeks, yep somebody realllyyyy wants to go, and for me I did the boy thing and started getting organised on Friday. Trying to travel light and fit everything in a 50 litre backpack while also packing for two and a half months away, takes a real art. Especially when I want to also fit a sleeping bag in the backpack for camping in Chile. Already a pair of pants, a tshirt and a singlet have had to be sacrificed, there may be more sacrifices shortly. In some respects I am packing for 12 months because all my other clothes are being put in storage in a spare room as I am not expecting to access them when I return for 3 weeks in April. Things may get very tatty... Elizabeth doesn't care how tatty her clothes get, her concern is food. She has a cutlery fetish and wonders whether food will taste as good without her special fork & spoon.
Well I think I am as prepared as I could be, I have even been learning the language. Listening to Learning spanish CDs in the car, I wonder what I look like saying things like 'Estoy bien, gracias, Y tu?' while driving? Also invaluable is Handy Manny on Saturday mornings, I have learnt a lot of spanish listening to the little handyman talking to his tools. You never know when you will need 'buenos dias tools'.
So hasta luego amigos
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