Well, have you looked at a map? It’s an 1880 km drive!! It’s almost as far to drive from one to the other (horizontally across the map), than vertically from Vancouver all the way UP there! Canada is a big country... 2nd largest country in the world (after Russia). I already knew this, but it really sinks in when you try to go from one part of it to the other! And we're talking about only the far west side of it!
Check out the air fares? Cost is anywhere from $500 to well over $1000! Does nothing go directly from one city to the other? It seems as if you have to go to Calgary & all the way down to Vancouver, then back up again! Surely not. Anyway, price & route, etc aside, that’s not the main problem. It’s packing. How on earth do i fit my stuff... (stuff that i’ll need for an entire year mind you.. this isn’t ‘just’ a short trip!)... into a mere couple of suitcases? Can i take a large suitcase AND a large backpack for cargo PLUS a carry-on onto the plane at least? I mean, there’s the clothing... i really want to take my long skirts, whose bulk take up almost the entire suitcase just on their own! Lol. Never mind a variety of tops, sweaters, dresses, sleepwear (both summer AND cushy warm winter... OH that housecoat alone is very light weight-wise, but SO bulky!) Then there’s my hats.. i want to take a good variety of them... gotta have SOME fun up there! A couple of my Starbucks mugs (i can’t live without them!), a small sampling of my collections (i can’t live a year without them either!). My netbook.. my traveling scale (so i can keep control of my weight hopefully). My favourite cookbook or two, and art books. What about art supplies on top of all this?? OH! I forgot about the bulky parka & clunky Sorel boots! (thanks ladybug... i did get some on sale @ 3 Vets this last weekend!... i hope the -40 rating is ok!)... OH NO! And my 'beanie' pillow! I can't live even one night without my enormously heavy & bulky 'husks' pillow! *sigh* And the list goes on!! All into just a couple of suitcases??
Well anyway, i’ve got to fit it all in somehow! Just in case i DO do this mid-season thing. I am just NOT good at downsizing... as much as i’d love to do it! Hehe. I’ll probably moan about this a few more times as time marches on... :-)
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Letting go of our stuff is often difficult but most people, myself included, are always happier and lighter for having done so.
Thanks Levonne... I KNOW you're right..! I know i will feel that way too! I'm thinking maybe if i take some pictures of my mementos, etc, that that will be 'almost' just as good as having them. I could always look at the pictures. ONLINE, where they don't take up albums and albums of space! Lol.
It's so hard to pack lightly especially for a cold weather destination. Have you looked into shipping your stuff via courier? I have friends who use Greyhound courier service to send bulky boxes for Christmas gifts; they tell me it's very reasonable.
@Bug... Greyhound courier eh? I had figured i might have to ship some of my stuff BACK after my year is up! IF i end up flying to Whitehorse for a stint there for a while! I thought mail, but i'll look into Greyhound.. thanks!
As I said, my friends use them, I never have, but it might be worth looking into for heavier items but remember that the parcel must be picked up at the destination.
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