Final Countdown

It's down to the last of the packing.  One large green duffel bag, which has a 2 wine bottle shipper box inside (you can't go to another continent without a little Washington wine....right?!), 2 smaller duffel bags (for on the ground moving around), snacks, toiletries, spare Ziploc (always useful), handiwipes, and a few clothing items.  Total weight 42 pounds.  My carry-on, which is stocked full of electronics, weighs 27 pounds.  My weight limit:  20 kilos, or 44 pounds....No worries, the wine doesn't count in my weight allowance, right?!!!!

Things are falling into place

Today I was able to finalize several pre-departure  to do's:

1. Annual service for my car.
2. Medical evacuation insurance.
3. Finalizing and signing our wills.

I also learned that by virtue of the fact I'm my departure date is BEFORE my next birthday (9 days before to be exact), I saved $40 on item #2.  That equated to roughly half of the original estimate.  Who knew that another digit in your age could make such a big difference?!