To go from a 10 bedroom B&B to a van travelling across the Americas didn't seem right - so we set a plan in motion a few months back to try to downscale and prepare in a so-called transition phase. This phase has us today huddled together in a one bedroom apartment playing musical beds and trying to work out where everyone fits the best. And so far it is working well.
The relocation saw us discard a lot of stuff we had and enabled me to sort through and donate a couple of bags to charity. That helped a lot, although the move itself highlighted the fact that we still have too much stuff and will have to pare down considerably before we leave in March.
We came to Cusco 16 months ago with 4 suitcases and one small bag each (and a laptop) - now we have considerably more and an extra laptop to boot. I wonder how we will go trying to get it down to 2 suitcases and one small bag each (the two laptops will of course continue on the journey provided they last the distance).
So at this stage, all I can say is so far so good. Maybe the two kids will have a huge growth spurt over the next couple of months saving me the hassle of working out what stays and what goes.
The relocation saw us discard a lot of stuff we had and enabled me to sort through and donate a couple of bags to charity. That helped a lot, although the move itself highlighted the fact that we still have too much stuff and will have to pare down considerably before we leave in March.
We came to Cusco 16 months ago with 4 suitcases and one small bag each (and a laptop) - now we have considerably more and an extra laptop to boot. I wonder how we will go trying to get it down to 2 suitcases and one small bag each (the two laptops will of course continue on the journey provided they last the distance).
So at this stage, all I can say is so far so good. Maybe the two kids will have a huge growth spurt over the next couple of months saving me the hassle of working out what stays and what goes.
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