Checklist

- Vaccinations up to date - check
- 140 days of doxycycline tablets - check
- Tons of jewellery, clothes, books and other assorted paraphernalia sold at market - check
- 2 new pairs of glasses and 6 months worth of contact lenses - check
- Practical clothing: zip-off quick-dry pants - check
- Photocopies of passport, flight itinerary and day by day travel plan for mother's peace of mind - check

- Mini freak-out at the airport when I flew to Nelson for the weekend because in 2 months I'll be getting on a plane to leave forever - check
- Worried about how I'm going to live out of a pack for 6 months and not wanting to wear the same outfit in every travel photo - check
- Wondering if they have my favourite brand of peanut butter in Holland or if I have to post some to myself in advance - check
- Walked past a Max "extra 25% off all sale items" sale and didn't go in ....... check (sigh)
- listened to a travel podcast about French Polynesia and got really excited - CHECK
(www.amateurtraveler.com or find it on iTunes)