Stuff We Brought

Posted on June 4, 2008
Filed Under Travel logistics |

Posted by Daria and Sierra

How do you pack for a 15-month trip? So far, it seems that we brought way too many clothes—except for Sierra, who has no fleece or sweatshirt and, until we went to REI in Seattle, had no hat. We looked at fleeces in Whistler but decided to try to find something cheaper before we head to Alaska.

Since it has been in the low 60s most days, we’re surviving in jeans and fleeces or long-sleeved shirts. We have done laundry twice—once to clean the clothes that didn’t get clean the first time. Perhaps later on we’ll be able to wear shorts again.

Stuff we forgot:
Sierra did not bring her Nintendo DS charger. (No great loss, Mom says.) I forgot the Spray ‘n’ Wash. (Ha ha, says Sierra.)

Stuff we didn’t need to bring that we brought:
* So much food. I didn’t think ahead of time that we would want to pick up local items along the way, or that we would be eating out occasionally.
* High-efficiency laundry detergent, which is why some of the clothes didn’t get clean (see above).
* Two decks of cards (Poor planning on my part, Sierra says. Yes, she forgot important stuff, such as a fleece, and remembered weird stuff, such as a million books.)

What we have had to buy:
Hat (see above), milk and bread (ran out), cheese (didn’t run out but wanted different ones), local beer and wine, mat to replace the one Stewardess Sierra forgot to pick up off the ground in Yakima, cookies (once the chocolate ran out), apples, Spray ‘n’ Wash. A camera, after Stan injured the Nikon; he was already thinking about something smaller anyway. Flip-flops for the shower to replace a pair Sierra wore to death. Also, we lost a part for our bike rack, but the manufacturer is sending out a replacement.

What we still need to buy:
Violin music, combo hiking boots/sneakers for Stan, a fleece (see above), a math book, a Swiss Army knife for Sierra (who wants one a lot).

That list will get longer.

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One Response to “Stuff We Brought”

  1. Erin Ramirez on June 14th, 2008 11:15 pm

    Hey Guys,

    After reading through all the things you’ve done it looks as though you’re working out the kinks and having a great time. The pictures are amazing and I especially loved the unique signs you encountered.

    I LOVE that Sierra forgot her nintendo charger because I’m with Daria on that one…when you have the whole world in front of you, who needs nintendo. Just wanted to say hey and let you know that Alex and I are on here all the time. Actually, he’ll mention the “slow trevelers” at dinner from time to time.

    Love you. Miss you. Hope you’re having a great time because we are simply reading about it.

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