So I bought a new backpack for my walk!!! I realized my 75 litre one was way too big and too heavy!! So I wondered over to Mountain Warehouse and bought myself a nice (cheap) 40 litre bag!! Its even purple (well, grey and purple...but yea - its pretty)!!!
So of course today (after I wrapped all my eBay sales up and got them ready for shipping) I did some practice packing of my bag. Wow - 40 litres is A LOT smaller than my 75 litre bag! But this will make sure that I don't bring way too much stuff.
Right now I have my bag at about 15.5 lbs (7 kilos). There are a few things I need to add and a few things I can take out. So its pretty much perfect!! That's right where I wanted it. So with a bit of a lunch and some water I should be under 20 lbs!! Now I haven't practiced walking with 20 lbs on my back...but it didn't feel too bad when I lifted it and the backpack fits really well and keeps the weight off my shoulders (so it seems). So I should be ok. Fingers crossed!!
I am so excited!! I fly out in 11 days!
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