July 7th

This is the first trip we intended to do without any preparation. Of course, we tried to plan for enough clothes and money in order to survive the adventure, but all in all, we didn't know in advance where to sleep nor to go. One thing was sure though, we were going to move from town to town.

The challenge is not a minor one. How can 2 young women manage to pack clothes for 3 weeks, plan for accidents, and stand each other for 3 weeks? Well, with a larger group I think the last question is the hardest one.... democracy is quite unbearable when too many opinions are stated. It might be interesting how the group would have chosen a leader though...another experiment for next trip! ...We did not have that problem at least. How to solve the other dilemma?

I packed for 3 months of summer, in order to stay decently clean without doing a laundry mat. I also took some cute emergency kit: alcohol, cotton, antibacterial hand soap, nail polish, flashlight, make up, sunscreen, after sun, anti mosquitoes spray.... yeah, I was an ambulant nurse! I did not know what my partner would pack since we would meet only at the train station in Paris. As I discovered soon enough, my gorgeous trip partner packed for a winter week (2 jeans, 2 summer pants, a polar sweater and a woolen sweater, and about 20 pairs of socks), an enormous sleeping bag that can knock anyone out, a full load of camerawoman gear, plus some Mc Guyver kit : Deutch, a knife, and feminine pads...hum, sorry guys! She was full of resource with her skillful little fingers.