The pre-sail shave....

Well, it's a sad day but it had to come.  This past week was Christine's birthday, so I shaved off my beard for her.  Don't worry though, this will be my last shave for the trip.  Now I will probably shave my neck initially, and whenever I need to use my mask, I'll shave my mustache. I leave Korea in 4 days now, and the journey begins!  I hope to see some of you while I am in the states! 

Packing for 18 months at sea...

So this latest video is kind of long one, and so you can totally skip and just read the below list if you want.  A lot of it is just me practicing my video editing, which apparently I am still awful at.  Also I realize some of my shots are awful too, but I didn’t care enough to go back and do reshoots. 

Anyways, this is my packing list.  What to bring when you’re away for 18 months and have a limited amount of space… somethings aren’t in the video

-       1 Northface base camp duffelbag

-       1 Boreas repack 15- daypack with camelbak and Nalgene bottle

-       1 40 Liter waterproof backpack

-       1 Gopro camera with accessories

-       sea sickness medicines

-       1 solar charger

-       ACR aqualink personal locator

-       Sailing gloves, and foul weather gear

-       1 macbook air 11” with DVD player

-       Keens hiking sandals

-       Teva water/ hiking shoe

-       2 pairs of sandals

-       EMS travel duffel

-       1 beach towel and 1 pack towel

-       1 ball cap/1 bucket hat

-       1 laundry bag

-       2 webbing belts

-       1 leather man multitool, and 1 sailing knife

-       a bandana and a buff

-       3 pairs of glasses and 2 pairs of sunglasses with glasses strap.

-       1 alarm clock

-       6 pairs of socks and 6 pairs of underwear

-       1 headlamp

-       1 bathroom bag with toiletries

-       1 silk sleeping bag liner

-       aqualung sling shot fins and tusa booties and dive gloves

-       Dive mask and snorkel with extra strap.

-       1 sleeping bag

-       2 dress shirts

-       1 windbreaker jacket and 1 pair of rain pants

-       3 fleece jackets and one cotton hoodie

-       1 pair of travel pants, 1 pair of dress pants, 1 pair of jeans

-       3 board shorts, 1 gym shorts, 1 khaki shorts, 1 cargo shorts 1 thai fisherman pants, 2 swimsuits

-       1 solid cotton tshirt, 2 hiking t-shirts, 1 long sleeve hiking shirt, 2 old cotton shirts, 1 tank top, 2 Hawaiian shirts, 1 long sleeve rash guard

-       1 set of EMS long underwear

-       1 travel hammock (maybe) with ropes and carabineers

-       Checkbook, passport, etc

-       Waterproof playing cards

-       Travel pillow

-       Extra headphones, mini harmonica

-       Iphone w/ accessories & Kindle with accessories.

I am sure there are some things I am forgetting to pack, or there are things here I don’t need that are on the list.  Let me know what you think.