Packing & Relief

I am very pleased to say that I have packed relatively everything into my backpack! The thought of packing has been a stress on my mind and I am very glad to have it completed.

I thought I was over packing way to much and it was stressing me out to no end. I thought that with the amount that I wanted to take there was not going to be any way I was going to be be able to get it into my pack; and even if I did I was going to be breaking my back trying to lug the thing around. I thought that my pack was going to be coming in somewhere around 50 lbs. I am pleased that now that I have pretty much everything packed I am only hitting 35 lbs. This is a great relief.

I will be adding a few more pounds, though, because I have not received my water bottle. It is on order and has not arrived yet. My filled water bottle should probably add on another 3 pounds or so. I also do not have any food in the pack currently, but who needs food.

I am also very relieved with regards to what is in my pack. It seemed like every day there was something new that would come to my mind that I wanted to take. I think today is the first day in a very long time that I have not thought of something else that I needed to remember to take.

I feel very comfortable with what I am bringing currently. As long as I do not hit any snow, I should be okay. If I do hit snow I just better be close to a place where I can buy a very heavy coat otherwise I might be raiding houses for warmth.

Things finally feel like they are coming together. The next big task is San Diego and actually finding a boat that will let me crew with them. Actually, no, I take that back. The next big thing I have left is to read the last Harry Potter book, but that is no chore.