And we are off....

We have less than two weeks before we fly off to Lusaka, Zambia.  I am getting very excited for this years trip and cannot wait to see what Africa has to offer us.  We bought a new tent yesterday and some super lite sleeping mats.  We plan on camping during most of our journey and therefor have invested quite a bit of money in the equipment.  I have been forewarned that we are going in the dry season/winter there so we will also have to pack warm clothes.  I am starting to worry about the weight of my backpack.  I have already pulled out my travel clothes, yes the same ones I wear every year in the pictures, and will be deciding what to bring.  I need to think light and then all the little things like swiss army knives, head lamps, tents etc will probably end up being about 12-16 kg.  Which is a lot to be lugging around on your back from place to place.  Two years ago in Papua New Guinea I packed a snake bite kit which I bought in Walmart.  Thank god I never had to use that because I don´t know if it would have really worked or not.  But this year since there was no previous trip to the States, I have no snake bit kit.  Fortunately I just read on my mom´s blog, http://maryellenrivero.blogspot.com, that with the rainy season gone the snake´s have gone too.  I hope that is true! 
Well I am not sure how often I will be able to post during our trip, but I promise every chance I get I will let you know how things are going. 

Happy summer