My journey downstate begins in about 11 hours, after a night's sleep, and I think I'm about as ready as I could be. The extra day to prepare turned out to be a good thing because it gave me time to think things through and--eek!--plan things out.
Yes, a plan! Honest! Complete with a written list on--get this--yellow legal paper!!!
If you know me, you're ROFLYAO. I'm not always the most organized guy. At least not on paper--I usually go through things in my head. But I can't count the number of times I've arrived at a meeting or a game without a pen. I've gotten so I stick a package of pens both in my camera bag and in my car. So a pen is never that far away.
The lists I wrote up today were labeled "Trunk" for things making the trip in the car's trunk--the tent, sleeping bag, bulky stuff like that. Then there's "Back Seat" for the cooler, blanket, pillow, the water bottles I bought, sandals and a category called "snackies." Hey, driving is hungry business--and without cooking gear making the trip, I'm going to call on the snackies from time to time.
List No. 3 is called "Box." As in a big cardboard box I got from the office, where I'm pitching this and that--the bug stuff, sun stuff, itch stuff (those are the actual names I use!), sweatshirt, plates and utensils, towels, lantern, etc.
List No. 4 is very short. "Front seat" consists entirely of "camera." As in the camera that is going to be out of reach whenever I see a woodland critter. As we all know, the critters only come out when the camera is out of reach.
List No. 1 is complete except for the backpack, which gets finished in the morning. List No. 2 is all checked off. List No. 3 is half-checked off (which means I'm going to double check this in the morning). List No. 4 is unchecked, but with one item to check, it shouldn't take too long.
So that's it. In the morning, I've got to look over some maps. Then, between 9 and 10 a.m., it's time for my bootheels to be wandering.
It'll be fun. I'm looking forward to it. I'm also looking forward to tomorrow night's weather down there--the low is supposed to be about 51F (10C). Glad I'm bringing the sweatshirt.
So I'll be gone for a few days. Happy Fourth of July to everyone. Happy Canada Day (Friday) to everyone north of the border, where (relative) political sanity can be found. If there's a holiday in Australia, enjoy it. Hey, it's the weekend, anyway, so enjoy that.
Till later ...
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