And so it begins (more-or-less)

OK, the trip isn't here yet. But there are only five more sleeps to go.

Emma has been in packing mode for a week and half, with a major frenzy on Saturday night. We're currently up to about 87kg, and counting.

I've even sorted the bulk of my stuff, although I never really think about it until the day before. How hard can it be, needing to pick clothes for everything from the arctic to the equator?

For those of you who don't know, Emma and I are cruising from Alaska to Sydney, with a few stops in between. We'll be sailing on the Sun Princess, starting in Seattle, then up to Alaska, back south to San Francisco, and then wandering across the Pacific via Hawaii, Tahiti, Fiji, New Zealand and a few other places as well before getting off the ship in Sydney in six weeks.

Then back to work the next day, jet-lag free. Coool.