a day in the life: what came along…

apparently, we don't pack light...

i want to remember a lot of silly things about this adventure.  for example, i want to remember what we brought along and how we managed with so little, when we are used to so much!  so, this is for my own personal records.

the grand packing list:

sarah clothing, gear, etc.-down jacket, down liner, waterproof jacket, waterproof pants, fleece jacket, fleece liner, fleece vest, two pairs of trekking pants, one pair of warm weather pants, running pants, two short sleeved shirts, two long sleeved shirts, heavy weight thermals, micro weight thermals, four pairs of underwear, three pairs of hiking socks, one pair of heavy socks, five pairs of shoes/shoe-like footwear (warm snow boots, hiking boots, day hiking tennis shoes/running shoes, sandals, and down booties for sleeping), knit hat, sleeping cap, glove liners, down mittens, sun hat, baseball cap, hair wrap, hair ties,  scarf, gaiters, backpack and summit pack, two one litter nalgene water bottles, compass, watch, head torch, two pairs of sunglasses, one pair of reading spectacles, towel, two tooth brushes, retainer, hair spray (great static control), deodorant, multivitamins, gold bond powder (for feet and hair), 10 degree F sleeping bag, micro fleece sleeping bag liner, travel pillow case, paperback books (into the wild, three cups of tea).

john clothing, gear, etc.-down jacket, waterproof jacket, waterproof pants, fleece jacket, two pairs of trekking pants, one pair of warm weather pants, running pants, one short sleeved shirts, three long sleeved shirts, heavy weight thermals, four pairs of underwear, three pairs of hiking socks, two pairs of heavy socks, four pairs of shoes (warm snow boots, hiking boots, day hiking tennis shoes/running shoes, sandals), knit hat, glove liners, midweight gloves, down mittens, sun hat, gaiters, backpack, multipurpose tool, two one litter nalgene water bottles, compass, watch, head torch, sunglasses, towel, two tooth brushes, retainer, deodorant, multivitamins, -20 degree F expedition sleeping bag, fleece sleeping bag liner, paperback books (trekking in nepal, annapurna, himalayan pilgrimage).

shared-30water purification tablets, two spf 50 sunscreen, two large tubes of tooth paste, hair brush, two large containers of lotion, six pocket sized bottles of hand sanitizer, three containers of floss, 2 packages of multipurpose wipes, three bottles of biodegradable shampoo/body soap/laundry detergent, four doses of azithromycin (for travelers diarrhea), two doses of acetazolamide (for altitude related illness), books (lord of the rings, the book of moron)

sarah optometry equipment-cell phone with eye related apps, retinal camera attachment for cell phone, diagnostic set, 20 D lens and gonio lenses, 40 pairs of donated spectacles, foreign body removal set, will’s and mass eye and ear text, loads of eye drops, and  50 pairs of mydriatic spectacles.

john medical equipment-cell phone with medical apps, stethoscope, research equipment (paperwork, actigraph watches, o2 saturation finger probes and wrist bands, oral medications).

geez, i suppose it’s quite a lot of stuff after all!  so much for thinking we packed light. :)