Tuesday, January 7, 2003
How do you pack for a 6 month sabbatical? Very carefully.
Beth came home from work at 6:30 PM. She started packing immediately and was finished 2.5 hours later.
She put all of our gear in four duffle bag suitcases with wheels, plus a small bag on wheels to carry smaller possessions. You need roughly ten days' worth of clothes for a six month trip. This means you have to wash or dry clean about once a week. The fact that we plan to be in both cold and hot climates complicates packing. She planned the four cases to be able to fit in the trunk of the car we bought in Germany. And it worked.
That done, we went out for drinks with Dave and Gudren Dorgan and Scott Neihaus for an impromptu bon voyage party. We left for Hong Kong the next day.