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Trip Preperations

First things first. I am not a blogger. I rarely use Facebook or any other media site for that matter but I do like to document our trips for the relatives that we (gladly) left behind. Not just so they can keep up with us while we are on a trip but to rub their noses in it as well.

I typically use Everlater for my trip blogging however, I believe that the internet will not readily be available and this will be a requirement for regular updates using Everlater. Besides, Everlater was bought out by Mapquest and that jacked everything up. You can still see my Egypt blog on the Everlater site. In addition, an iPhone is not a joy to type on for extended periods of time. So, I had two choices. Either buy a new iPad or find an application that I can use across all of my Apple products (iMac, Macbook, iPhone). Michelle decided on the latter for me. The application is called MacJournal (sorry Windows users). You can download a free 15 day trial or opt to purchase it outright for $39 which is a lot less than the cost of a new iPad.

With our trip right around the corner, we have been busy getting all of our necessary travel items together. These items include but are not limited to clothes, voltage adapters for our necessary electronic components (cameras, laptops, battery chargers etc), necessary medications to use in a third world country (Pepto Bismal, Imodium, Malaria vaccination), new shoes, raincoats, hats etc, etc. I think the costs of our pre trip items cost more than the actual trip itself.

We also have to consider all of the things that have to be done while we are away like mowing the lawn, checking the mail, watering the fake plants (except for the new kick ass blue orchid that we just bought) and record all of the shows that we are going to miss (Game of Thrones, Mad Men, Breaking Bad just to name a few). But wait! We have our nephew, Travis here to do all of those things for us.

Michelle will ensure that the house is clean before we leave and Travis will ensure that it stays that way. So Travis, if you are reading this blog, pay heed to what is written our auntie will get medieval on your ass and unleash hell upon our return. I will be safe from the relentless bombardment of colorful metaphors as I will be the last one she wants to see after spending the past twenty days with me without separation. Good luck, Obi Wan won’t be there to bail you out this time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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