Well....I can't believe it's just about 2 days away. I feel like I still have so much to do. Still cramming in work. Still cramming in Christmas preparations. Still not ready to leave my girls. People keep asking if I am ready. Hard to be ready when it seems so unreal. I can't even imagine what it will be like. I have gotten my shots (yellow fever, typhoid, hepatitis A), I have gotten my malaria pills, I have sprayed my clothes with permethrin spray (picture below) to help keep the mosquitoes away. It should be good for 6 washes. I have my stuff either packed or next to my bag. My lens came today. Boy did that send me into a bit of a panic attack. (Picture below) My backpack is going to be heavy. I spent about an hour or more researching new tripods/monopods panicking that I couldn't bring the lens I rented because there would be no way I could use it with the carefully researched equipment I have. For those of you who know me I research, I research a little more, then I research some more, then I research what I research, then I re research that and then I research that just to make sure what I researched was right. I spent just a "little" bit of time figuring out what lens to rent. Then I spent just a "little" bit of time figuring out what tripod/monopod I could easily carry around with all of the luggage restrictions etc. And then the box arrived at UPS...and then THAT lens came out of the box in the case and then it came out of the case! And my daughter said "Is that even going to fit in your backpack?" Initially, no it wasn't. But I had researched my backpack just a "little" bit and I got one that you can reconfigure parts and pieces so yes..it will. Then I wanted to try it out. You don't handhold a lens that weighs more than 4 lbs...so I was excited to use my new tripod/monopod. Here I sit 3 hours later finally writing my blog. But Hallelujah I don't have to spend another $500 on some fancy tripod head or new tripod and I don't have to go to a fancy camera store tomorrow with my sad eyes wondering how I make this work. I figured it out! And now I know it will be three of us on this vacation....bet Sue didn't know that either... Mary, Sue and I haven't named him yet but I will name this thing I am carrying around with me that I will probably be cursing in 21 days. That needs to be returned intact in 21 days or so. I am trying to still figure out this blogging stuff so I don't understand why you need to log in to see my blogs. I can't quite figure out how to turn that off but I am trying. So wish me luck getting through the next few days. I hear sleep is overrated! I have a jam packed work day tomorrow too! Until next time.....
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