Pre-pack Trial Run

Did we mention how excited we are about going to Ecuador? Today we did a pre-pack on the things we are going to take on the trip. We did this for two reasons. First, whenever we travel we tend to bring more clothes than we need. Second, we wanted to travel light since we are going to several different places via the buses in Ecuador. Lugging around a ton of luggage, as if Oprah was traveling with us, is unnecessary. Therefore, I came up with a packing list:

Clothes:
2 pairs of pants (1 jean, 1 cargo)
2 pair of light weight travel pants (zip-off pants)
1 pairs of shorts
1 swim shorts
5 pairs of socks
5 pairs of travel underwear (Target)
2 polo shirts
5 t-shirts: 4 cotton and 1 coolmax shirts
1 long sleeve travel shirt
1 pair of flipflops
1 pair of hiking shoes1 baseball cap
1 lightweight fleece jacket
1 lightweight waterproof jacket1 travel towel
1 wash cloth

Gear:
Airline headphones
Ear plugs
Sunglasses
2 Locks and steel locking cable
Flashlight
Money belt
Zip lock bags
Travel books
Camera
Camera charger
4G SD card, 2G SD card
MP3 player with charger and headphones
Binoculars

Toiletries:
Tissue/toilet paperBand-aids
Extra contacts
Sunscreen
Bug repellent
Laundry detergent

Etc:
Diamox for altitude sickness
Copy of Passport
Small $ amounts

Today we packed the two pieces of bags we will be using and they fit (with room to spare for souvenirs). We are ready to go! --Noland