Feb 21 2008

We’re almost outta here!

Published by at 10:10 am under Trip Prep

It’s been a marathon couple of days but we’re in the home stretch and it feels like we’ll get out of here without forgetting anything major. Mer was smart and got some sleep but I pulled an all-nighter to get packed. I’m feeling it too. It’s surprising when you realize half (if not more) of your luggage is photo gear. People may think I don’t travel light but if I took the photo stuff away, I’d probably only need a backpack.

This time it’s exacerbated by me buying a underwater housing for my Canon G9 (can’t miss swimming with all the critters in the Galapagos!) but no one had Canon’s in stock so I bought an Ikelite. It arrived yesterday and it’s about 4 times the volume and weight of Canon’s – doh! Didn’t expect that. If it weren’t the Galapagos, I might just scrap the idea and send it back but I’ve had such fun with the housing for my SD550 in the past that I know it’ll be worth it. Now if I can just get past the airlines’ weight limits…

We’re new to the blogging thing so it’ll take us a few posts to find our style so please join us for the ride. I hope to be able to post pictures while we’re on the road. I have many photographer friends out there so I’ll also post some techie stuff from time to time on some of the gear I’m bringing, how well it worked or didn’t. I’ll flag it with the “Photo” category so if you’re not interested you’ll know to avoid it. 🙂

Our flight to Buenos Aires connects through Dallas so I’m looking forward to catching up on some sleep. Talk to y’all later.

5 responses so far

5 Responses to “We’re almost outta here!”

  1. Foxy says:

    Hey, hope you do get some sleep on the Dallas – BA leg — it’s usually famously bumpy over the Amazon — thunderstorms so big they just plough on through rather than try and fly around them. Hope you’re not nervous flyers!

  2. Mom says:

    I just read that the Argentine Airlines is on strike. Is that affecting you, or is it just international flights?

  3. Jeff Sandler says:

    I hope you are not stuck in airport hell. Looking forward to all the great pics.

  4. Jeff Sandler says:

    I hope you are not stuck in airport HECK. Looking forward to all the great pics. It seems I can’t say H#LL on this blog. Darn this blasted sensorship uh, crud. Have a great trip. I’ll keep checking in.

  5. Aunt Wendy says:

    Meredith & Dave,

    We’re looking forward to the next blog. I’ve been checking everyday. Maybe I’m doing something wrong. Do I need to click on something to move on from 2/21, or are you just having the time of your lives and don’t have time to send updates? We are soooooooo jealous!!!!

    Love,
    Aunt Wendy