Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Packed: Trip of a Lifetime

Tomorrow I leave for a six week excursion to Europe! I have never been to Europe, and haven't left the country in over 6 years, so I am crazy excited! Friends keep suggesting that I start a blog, so this seems like the perfect time for it.

My parents and I are traveling together in Portugal and Spain for two weeks. At that point my dad will go home and my mom and I will tour Italy. Then I will get to travel on my own to Iceland and London. Organizing and preparing has taken weeks, so I am so stoked to finally be "ready."

After a lot of fussing and shopping I decided to get a large hiking backpack. Loaded with six weeks worth of clothing, supplies, toiletries, etc. it weighs only 25 pounds! I put my 35 pounds of camera equipment into a small rolling suitcase to take as a carry on, so I don't have to have 60+ pounds on my back while I travel.

I am officially packed now, so my mom demanded that I let her do a portrait of me with my pack before we leave. I think she did a great job of capturing my epic preparedness.

packed
I have to go finish getting ready for tomorrow. Thanks for reading!
-Claire

3 comments:

  1. TeresaSeptember 28, 2010 at 4:23 PM

    Hi, Claire,
    Nice picture, yes Maria did a great job.
    Looking forward to see you here in Portugal.
    Teresa

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  2. dterryphotographySeptember 28, 2010 at 7:01 PM

    Sounds like fun, I look forward to seeing the results of your trip! :)

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  3. UnknownSeptember 29, 2010 at 7:25 AM

    Hi Claire,
    What a nice picture! I think Maria did a good job.
    You must be so excited about this trip.
    I´m looking forward to seeing the pictures of your trip.

    Beijos

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