Well, not really the unknown, but for an only-minimally-planned trip.
Since we’re starting our expedition with a two-day sojourn in Iceland (during the warmest part of the year… you can still tell the tourists because they’re the ones wearing sweaters), we’ll definitely need to bundle up a little to start with. Then again, it only switched from winter to summer here a few weeks ago, or at least that’s how it feels.
We will also be in Sweden for some portion of the trip, so I guess we’ll have at least some further use for warmer duds.
Beyond that, it’s all going to be fairly warm climate. I’ll be gone for just a month, so I can wing it more easily. Luscious will be away for a total of nearly 3 months (longer in Europe, then bouncing around the other side of the US — Seattle, Las Vegas, Albuquerque, etc. — until school starts again and she gets back to her most amazing Teaching Assistant gig).
No idea what our laundry facilities will consist of. We’ll be at hotels, guest houses, couch surfing, visiting my Dad… None of which have predictably-good laundry options. Thank goodness it’s summer, at least we don’t have to be wearing huge amounts of stuff. If only I can convince Luscious we don’t need to bring along too much formalwear 🙂
Swimwear. Yeah. Definitely hoping for some splashing around. Blue Lagoon hot springs in Iceland. The French Riviera. Also the Atlantic coast of France (Ile d’Oleron!). Who knows where else.
Bicycling gear? We’re certainly going to be renting bikes wherever we can, but do I really feel like bringing my own helmet? Meh. Kind of want to just take my chances with that. Livin’ on the edge!
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