Packing (oh how I hate thee)

I hate packing, I hate the whole thing.  Especially for this kind of trip where I need to figure out clothing that will do the following things for me:

• dry quickly enough for rainy England
• keep me warm during chilly South African nights
• prevent me from melting under the Egyptian sun
• roll up into small packages so that I can fit enough of it into my backpack
• appear stylish enough so that I won’t embarrass myself in London
• not completely bankrupt me

So yes, this whole packing thing is just going to be a dream!

Preliminary list:

Feet

• New Chaco Sandals
• Tennis Shoes
• One other unselected stylish walking shoes
• 7ish pairs of socks
• one pair of flip-flops for use as shower shoes

Legs

• 1-2 pairs quick-dry pants (one both convert into shorts)
• one pair of jeans (send back home with Jess after England)
• 2 pairs of capris
• one pair linen pants
• one long sun dress quick-dry skirt
• one short sun dress

Torso

• 2 short sleeve button down shirts
• long-sleeve fleece
• raincoat (it is pastel pink! which in case you don’t know is not typical of my wardrobe!)
• long-sleeve shirt
• 2 tee-shirts
• 2 tank tops
• 1 dressy shirt
• 1-2 sweaters

Protective

• two bottles of SPF 55 sunscreen
• one pair sunglasses
• one sun hat
• money belt for secret deposits and passport
• head lamp (Update: purchased from Amazon!)
• 2 large water bottles

Electronic

• iPod with headphones and splitter so that Jess can listen in too
• Canon Rebel Xt digital camera
• 2 Compact Flash Memory Cards
• CF card-reader
• extra battery for camera
• cord for recharging iPod

Entertainment

• 3-4 paperpack books that I am okay with abandoning along the way
• pack of mini playing cards
• Bible?

Information

• Lonely Planet Egypt
• Lonely Planet England
• Lonely Planet Edinburgh (notice the E theme)
• one packet of printed out hostel reservations
• airplane tickets
• Youth Hostel Card
• Passport (Vaccine list included)
• Itinerary
• Credit Card