I am packed. This was no small feat. I have 39 pounds of
things in this backpack…. Including about 3 liters of water. I have no idea how
in the hell I will carry it as far as I need to. I put the pack on in my
bedroom and walked out to the kitchen…. I thought I was going to die. The first
day of my hiking trip we are scheduled to walk 4 miles. That is just to the
campsite. These gung-ho women I am traveling with will probably want to go further
and farther than that. I may be in serious trouble here.
There were many packing questions I had that I just had to
guess at. Like: how much toilet paper does one person go through in 6 days? I
have no idea….. maybe I could have Googled it- but I really feel they would
just be guessing too. I have one extra outfit in my bag and my bathing suit….
But I insisted on 6 pairs of underwear. I do not think this is excessive. I
really like clean underwear, and I just do not want to take fewer pairs and
beat them against a rock and wring them out to dry on this trip.
Macy waited until I was all packed and had everything
crammed into the bag (for the 3rd time) to mention that I should
fill the water bladder to make sure everything fit with the water in it. So I
unpacked everything and filled it. It fit… it just made the bag heavier.
I am concerned that I will not have water, electricity,
bathrooms….. and internet for 6 days. I have no idea how I will fill up the
time. I’m going to keep a journal but I really dislike handwriting everything.
Typing and auto-correct are really the way I like to go now. (My 8th
grade typing teacher would be amazed…. He didn’t think I’d ever learn to type!)
I think I will miss my family even more than flush toilets….
And that is A LOT! I worry about what I will miss at home and what’s going on
in the real world. Also, there are no chairs, I really like chairs. I think
this island should invest in a few picnic tables. I am not sure if I can even
put the pack on from the ground…. And if by some miracle I can get it on, I
wonder if I can get up off the ground with the pack on without some kind of
rope system… or a crane.
Ok, enough of these thoughts. I’m just going to try my best.
Did I mention there are a lot of snakes on this island? Not gonna worry about
it, but I will keep my tent zipped tight! Wish me luck!! Good thoughts and
prayers are very welcome too! J
