Another vacation – another weekend that I’ll spend doing laundry and packing. About half of my packing is done, but I need to do a load of laundry today to finish it up.
The things that I procrastinate most about are packing the toiletries (which have to be done last, anyway) and deciding which presents to take to which people. When you want to take presents to people that you haven’t met yet, it’s always a crap shoot! One of my friends, who won’t be there when I arrive, is leaving a present for me, too. Unfortunately, he reminded me to leave room in my suitcase for it. If I converted the metric specifications correctly, it weighs about 5.5 lbs., is a foot across and about 8 inches high. Really? I shouldn’t whine; at least, he thinks enough of me to give me a gift – and it’s even something that he makes and sells to other people there.
Another thing that hinders my packing is the predicted weather. I’m going to the beach first, although it’s expected to rain there every day. When queried about it, the apartment owner said that it rains mostly in the afternoon, but never longer than 45 minutes. I’ll have to find my smallest umbrella to pack. As for clothing, the temperature should still be about 70 degrees Fahrenheit in the evening, so my wardrobe can remain the same, for the most part. I’ll consider a rain slick, a hat and another pair of closed toe shoes, besides my canvas ones, but… the less I carry, the better.
I’m already taking this laptop (for blogging purposes), my iPad (to use in cafes/restaurants/bars in lieu of using the internet on my cell phone, which will charge me roaming, anyway), my DSLR (gotta’ have it for major vacations for those crisp, clear pictures, the tripod and the longer DSLR lens (the Koh Samui apartment is on a hill and the ones in Bangkok have rooftop pools), my point-and-shoot camera (because the DSLR is too heavy to carry around for more general purposes) and my cell phone (probably for no reason whatsoever, as it usually only semi-works in SE Asia and/or Europe, even when Verizon assures me that it will).
Well, it’s Saturday morning around 10:00 a.m. and I’m still sitting in bed in my PJs. I should probably get this started beings I also have to attend the J. Boog “Run ‘Em Hard” tour concert at Mezzanine tonight.
Au Revoir until SE Asia. I promise to TRY and be better about blogging while actually on the road!