The day is finally here to embark on our 3 month journey across the globe! These past two weeks flew but were definitely busy.

Grant got some work in (though if there’s anything I’ve learned being with Grant the work is never truly done at SpaceX). I was able to complete my licensing and send it off before we left for our trip and get some time in seeing friends in LA.

We were able to get a quick snowboarding trip in at Mountain High with Grant’s brother, Dane. Finally starting to connect heel and toe side together, but still spent plenty of time on my butt.

I was also able to make a quick trip out to Texas to surprise my sister for her 30th birthday! Visited the Fort Worth Stockshow and enjoyed some ice cream with the family at Braum’s. Then it was back to LA to finish packing for today!

Packing for 3 months (especially as a female) is tough especially when there are multiple climates you are headed to. And to add on keeping it under 15kg for our flights in Africa was another task. The amount of times we had to unpack things we “don’t necessarily need” and weigh ourselves was over the top. Needless to say we’re still slightly over the limit Ms have decided we can try to pay for the extra kilos or just toss things we feel we can lose. At least we have room in our backpacks for souvenirs! But we took our pile of stuff from this…

To this…

Getting to the airport and checking in, we saw plenty of people with multiple bags weighing close to the 50lb limit and probably headed out for less time than we are. Maybe I’ll learn how to pack lighter after this trip (though I doubt it…)

Now to enjoy some dinner and drinks in the Centurion Lounge before we head out on our 13 hour flight to Istanbul!