Ok, I'll be honest right up front: this post is mostly so I can practice typing on Philip's old Macbook, which I am taking with me to the UK. I feel like there is a lot of tech stuff involved on this trip: laptop, iPod, cell phone, camera, etc. At home, I feel fairly tech savvy- although to be fair, this might be just because I have Philip around to ask about anything I can't figure out.
But there is something about taking all of this with me that makes it seem more overwhelming. I mean, I'm GLAD to be taking all this with me, but I also know I could manage without it if I needed to. Obviously the hi-tech mode of travel is easier, but part of me almost wishes it wasn't.
One of my favorite books has always been Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain. I would love to have taken that trip- seen the world from that perspective, at that time. In homage to the low-tech (albeit privileged traveler) we went to the art supply store today and I got William and I both bound sketchbooks like the ones I used in school, and probably way more new pencils, fine point pens, oil pastels and gouche than we will need.
But it was so fun, and I like the lo-tech idea of sketching and painting through Wales. I bet a lot of the ladies who traveled with Mr. Twain did sketches or possibly delicate watercolors. Currently my plan is to sketch and take a picture of everything I sketch in plein air so I can maybe paint it more extensively later when I get home.
In addition to the art supplies, I also got the mundane stuff today: luggage tags, toothbrush containers, etc. Oh- and I got a new tomato-colored trenchcoat as well. I didn't want to wear my fleece and windbreaker in London or Cardiff. One thing I've figured out going back and forth between Chicago and Ohio for several years is that it's silly to wear country clothes in the city and city clothes in the country. Besides, I hate looking like a tourist.
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