Off To Italy

 New Tuscany trip has begun...I departed today and will be gone for 2 weeks driving aroung to my hearts content.

Here I am on the first night, exhausted from driving straight through, 5 plus hours...It's all highway with changing speeds, all kinds of diversions due to cleaning and tunnel after tunnel. 

I don't know how other people pack, but the way I do is very stressful. On this trip I will be staying at 6 different places...one being 4 nights in Florence...my clothes in Florence ( museums, shopping, dinner ) has to be different than the clothes I wear out in the fields and on farms and in the woods.. I have to have clothes to get dirty in taking photos and then be able to change to stop at a restaurant to e. at and not look too in work mode. 

It's going to rain a lot so I have to bring clothes and boots for that.

I need to bring food for the driving around...cold and not so a cooler and a bag for things like cans of tuna, avocado,  silverware, wine opener...peanut butter, plums

Cold I have cheese, chocolate ( 98% only) hard boiled eggs, pate ( I do live in FRA), 

Then camera equipment.

A bag with art supplies.

A bag with various coats for various weather.

Pillows, socks, comfort stuff for the drive.

maps / travel books ( 2)

electronics!..hard drives and computer, chargers, converters...all kinds of wires...and my lanterns ( 2)

Then paperwork for the trip nd ID's of all sort and glasses! 3 pair.

I bring a mini tea pot to boil hot water for early morning hot water for coffe and hot water bottles to beat back stress.

Tons of stuff.

When I loaded it all up I had to ass all of Rune's stuff...like me...cold food ( a cornucpia of meats and fish, chicken, burger, liver, sardines)  Hard food, cans of green beans, lentils, soft food, his bed...It was a crazy mess of stuff...

I saw a woman walking in front of m at the airport...One small suitcase, and carry on bag and that was it...HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE??