Showing posts with label gear. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gear. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Heading To Argentina and Antarctica Today - Want To See My Carry-On Items?
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| Thanks to Tips of Travelling for the image! |
IT'S FINALLY HERE!!
The trip that I have planned for for the past several years is finally happening.
Much like I did with my trip for three weeks in Peru and Easter Island, I thought I would share what I am bringing with me for the next month. Let's recap: I get to DFW tonight and fly all night to Buenos Aires, spending all day Thursday there, and then heading to the airport in the wee hours to take a 4:45am trip to Ushuaia, Argentina, aka "The Southernmost City in the World." I officially leave on Saturday at 4pm on the M/S Expedition for three weeks with the goal of getting to Antarctica! After returning to Ushuaia on January 30 I will stay at a B&B until I leave on February 4 to return to Portland. Whew!
Like my last trip to South America, I will be carrying everything in my Patagonia MLC Bag and REI Purse. Surprisingly, my bag feels a lot lighter than it did when I went to Peru. I would be surprised if my bag was even ten pounds, seriously. So what *am* I bringing?
Clothes and Layers
x 2
Patagonia Piton Pants (Currently on sale for 25% off on Backcountry!)
Patagonia Capilene 4 Pants (Currently also on sale!) (I wrote a love letter to these!)
Patagonia Capilene 3 top x2
3 Bras and 3 pairs undies
Columbia Hiking Shoes for bumming around ship (I need non-slip soles)
Patagonia R-1 Jacket
Patagonia Winter Sun Hoody
Patagonia Triolet Jacket
Patagonia Triolet Pants
Patagonia Better Sweater Hat
Mountain Hardware Windproof Gloves
North Face Apex Gloves
Merino wool buff
SmartWool Socks
Patagonia Merino Socks
Darn Tough Merino Socks
Swimsuit (Polar Plunge, baby!!) (There's also a sauna onboard!)
Patagonia Capilene 4 Pants (Currently also on sale!) (I wrote a love letter to these!)
Patagonia Capilene 3 top x2
3 Bras and 3 pairs undies
Columbia Hiking Shoes for bumming around ship (I need non-slip soles)
Patagonia R-1 Jacket
Patagonia Winter Sun Hoody
Patagonia Triolet Jacket
Patagonia Triolet Pants
Patagonia Better Sweater Hat
Mountain Hardware Windproof Gloves
North Face Apex Gloves
Merino wool buff
SmartWool Socks
Patagonia Merino Socks
Darn Tough Merino Socks
Swimsuit (Polar Plunge, baby!!) (There's also a sauna onboard!)
Electronics
iPhone & charger
Moto X & charger
MacBook Air & charger
Kobo Touch & charger
Camera & phone waterproof cases
Moto X & charger
MacBook Air & charger
Kobo Touch & charger
Camera & phone waterproof cases
Miscellaneous
Water bottle
Personal toiletries
Cash for M/S Expedition personnel tips and Argentina spending money
Tickets/travel insurance documents/trip details info
Passport (duh)
Rite in the Rain notebook & pens
Earplugs
If you want to follow along online, check out my Instagram here, or check out the M/S Expedition's Instagram! Or if you would like to see this adventure from Frank the Travel Cat's point of view, here is her Instagram! Here are some pictures of other adventures we've been on. I can't wait to update her map!
Seriously, though, a HUGE THANK YOU to anyone who donated money to my trip fund, hired me, paid for something, or what-EVER to help make this trip happen! I have been saving for this trip since 2011 and to actually be leaving on it today, fulfilling a freaking HUGE LIFE GOAL, is kind of nutty. So thank you!! :o)
Earplugs
If you want to follow along online, check out my Instagram here, or check out the M/S Expedition's Instagram! Or if you would like to see this adventure from Frank the Travel Cat's point of view, here is her Instagram! Here are some pictures of other adventures we've been on. I can't wait to update her map!
Seriously, though, a HUGE THANK YOU to anyone who donated money to my trip fund, hired me, paid for something, or what-EVER to help make this trip happen! I have been saving for this trip since 2011 and to actually be leaving on it today, fulfilling a freaking HUGE LIFE GOAL, is kind of nutty. So thank you!! :o)
Thursday, December 12, 2013
A Love Letter To My Long Underwear
Image from Patagonia.
Hello, my friend!
Despite us not knowing each other for long, I just wanted to say a hearty "thank you" for being you. We have known each other for only a month and already I know that you are the one I want to spend more time with. You keep me cozy on the frigidly cold days and snug on the coldest nights we've been having here in Portland. You effortlessly slide beneath even my skinniest jeans to keep me warm with your checkered fleeciness. I especially love pairing you with my Piton Pants and a hip warmer for a little bit of toasty cuteness when I'm working outdoors at the Portland Saturday Market. Thanks for also coming along when I went hiking last month in Oregon's central desert and when planting trees in gusty 30* weather.
Cap 4 pants, I'm glad I met you and I hope you'll stick around awhile.
With warm love,
Brittany
*There are affiliate links in this post that help support my outdoor adventures, so if you use them, thanks!
Friday, December 6, 2013
A Little Bit of Catchup
That's pretty much how I feel about Portland's snow today. Woo wo, indeed!
I'm writing this post from the house I started house-sitting today. I'll pretty much be house-sitting from today through the next month at various places, so my schedule is pretty darn full. November was INSANE. I earned three times in that month working for myself and STILL having more free time than I ever did having my full-time desk job. Awesome. This month is looking like I'll maybe be making a little less, but not by much! Hopefully this trend keeps up because I really like being able to adventure more often!
Speaking of adventures... I leave for my Antarctica trip IN A MONTH!!!! I really can't believe that this adventure that I have been saving for for what feels like forever is finally happening. I started to follow the ship that I'll be on, the M/V Expedition on both Twitter and Instagram, and have been enthralled with what I've been seeing. I truly can't believe that I'll soon be on that very boat seeing those very things. I've been mentally preparing myself over the past month trying to think of any last items I may need. I'm kind of thinking of getting Patagonia's Triolet pants to go with my jacket, but that's really the last thing I'm thinking. Having windproof and waterproof outerwear is a good idea in those cold , variable climates so I'm leaning toward yes. That will also help me for my Patagonia trip with all the windiness there! (Finding that post makes me think that I should probably write a post expanding about the fact that I'm going to volunteer at Torres del Paine National Park in freaking Patagonia in March, 2014!!)
I celebrated my 31st birthday on Sunday, which is kinda crazy. I feel like I should either feel older or something, but I don't. I still love that I get carded and people are like, "You're a decade older than the carding age?!" Ha!
And that's about what I've been up to! Just trying to keep my nose to the grindstone and make some money to pay for my Patagonia trip!
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