My bags are packed and yes, I’m ready to go. But I also know when I’ll be back, God willing.
And yes, I’m flying United. No, I’m not worried.
I will be attempting to put up images with my daily posts, as long as I can manage to reduce their size. This is my first attempt at doing so. We’ll see how it works!
Update: yes, it looks like the photo works, but it’s not working the way I prefer (although with this image it doesn’t matter). I like it when you can click on an image and it is then shown on its own and is enlarged. I’ve no clue how to set that up on my iPad … but maybe I’ll learn.
Yep. I wrote about this Peak Design bag, assuming I’d carry it to hold my camera, but there are things that bug me about these bags. First, they are stiff which makes them somewhat bulky. In addition, the strap isn’t one like PacSafe has, which can’t easily be cut. And finally, that little pocket on the front is pretty much useless because it’s so tight.
I ordered a PacSafe convertible backpack to give it a go, and it’s now the bag of choice. It can be a purse or a backpack, and it is lighter than the Peak Design. I put an insert in it to hold my camera and extra lens safely, and the insert can also hold a few extra batteries and my little SD card pouch. So it wins!
(The color I purchased is a bit darker than this, but still a gray. It should go fine with my chosen colors for this trip: black, white, and yellow.)
Pondering safety: I like to be the trusting sort, but I’ve read SO many posts by a variety of travel writers about the problems with pick-pockets, and the PacSafe company really has that issue taken care of. (I still hate it, though — the not trusting others. That bugs me. And I sort of feel like the Ugly American.)
You might be wondering if we’ve decided which larger carryon we are bringing and the answer is … WE DON’T KNOW YET! I think we are leaning toward the wheeled luggage but … well … tomorrow we might lean the other way.
