Waiting, waiting, and packing...

Now that most of the major things are sorted, what gets to me is the waiting. 

There are a few other things I have to wait until nearer the time before I can check timetables and prices. A lot of companies, don't release their following year timetables until about October/November. A few of them suggest that with things like taking your car on a ferry, it is better to book ahead. This is OK, but you have to be sure of your itinerary, and where you want to be. Then you have to hope that their timetable suits what you think you want to do, and if not, make changes.

As it is now only five months before we go, the time will rush by, and we'll suddenly realise we'll be gone in a few days! Lee thinks she won't believe it is happening until we are on the first plane.
Having deferred this trip for a year, for all the right reasons, we are looking forward to catching up with 'relatives' again, and of course seeing those places we missed last time.

Packing!! Every time you ask anyone who has travelled overseas, you will always get a different answer, like the best things to take, the stuff you really don't need, how to be sure your money/valuables are safe, etc., etc. Of course it is all well-intentioned advice, but we have done it a couple of times before. Mind you, we didn't always get it right!

We have never been good at packing, and always seem to take stuff, "just in case", and of course this is relevant when you are going to be away for over three months, and you can never be sure about the weather!

But this time we are going to be good, (or at least better), and restrict ourselves to the basics. And then, when we discover we haven't covered all eventualities, we'll just buy new clothes as we need them.
The other thing to think about too, is that if you are going to be in a different place from day to day, the people you come across won't know that you wore that same shirt yesterday! You just have to be comfortable with it yourselves.

We are not the kind of people who lash out regularly and buy the new season's stuff anyway, so the chance to buy different things in other countries is appealing.

The other thing we don't do is formal nights on cruises. I will not carry clothes for a couple of formal nights on our Norway cruise with me all around the world, especially when the cruise is at the end of the holiday. On those nights, we'll just do our own thing.

So there it is,, fix a few last-minute bookings and details, and wait.

coming up - bits and bobs, and batteries...