...it's expensive, but it's completely worth it. Last week, I bought a Gregory pack from Quest's crazy warehouse sale. Here is a link to a picture of it: http://www.rockcreek.com/products/listing/item11023.asp. A few days ago, I had to take my car into the shop, leaving it up to me to find new ways of getting around. So, I practiced hiking with my new pack yesterday to and from the church staff meeting a couple of miles away. The pack had a lot of stuff in it and it worked really well... I felt a sense of freedom, just walking wherever I wanted, through yards, fields, over the railroad tracks. I imagine that will be what it's like in Europe. We'll just hike around wherever we want to go, with everything we need on our backs. Originally, I had planned on using my smaller backpack, but Tripp advised me to reconsider. Tripp: you were right. I am really glad to have a pack that bears the weight on my hips... I started appreciating it even as soon as I had gotten to the end of the driveway.
Another bit of news about our journey: we are still working on finding places to stay in Europe. (If you know people there we can stay with us, please contact them and us!) Recently, my cousin (whose husband is from France) has been trying to work out a place for us to stay in Paris. We will hopefully be able to stay there for a few nights in exchange for singing at an English-speaking international church right outside of Paris. If we could work out more arrangements like this, we would be able to save a lot of money on our sleeping arrangements. We hope to have more news like this very soon...
Counting the days,
Laura
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