Paraphrasing Confucius, (or was it Lau Tzu?) we've planned to schlep as little luggage as possible.
As we ready ourselves to leave Issaquah and three grandchildren (and, yippee, we've managed to visit with all seven within the past week) we're each carrying a roll-aboard and a smaller bag. As usual for a trip of this length, we've checked weather reports and tried to calculate appropriate wear for each locale.
Various folks have warned us that Iguazu Falls is hot, humid, and downright wet at some of the sightseeing venues, so it's pretty obvious to pack shorts and drip-dry shirts. Our cruise line, Oceania, adheres to "country-club-casual" attire, so Brian isn't taking so much as a sport jacket.
Besides, Insignia has a reasonably priced self-serve mini-laundromat aboard, so as long as we can make it that far on a week's supply of clothes we're all set.
Yet again we hail the inventor of the roll-aboard, Robert Plath.
Kathy and Brian
Two retired educators alternating joyfully between seeing the world and enjoying our eight grandchildren (in order of birth), Jake, Avery, Taegan, Lily, Peyton, Riley, Blane, and Jace.
Kathy and Brian met in the clarinet section of the University of California (Santa Barbara) Symphony Orchestra several decades ago.
Brian's Western Canadian roots and Kathy's Colorado ties resulted in their making beautiful music together along with producing a cross-border crop of descendants.
Kathy spent a year studying in Vienna at the Institute for European Studies and the University of Vienna.
Brian started the school band program in Hope, British Columbia, and later became the high school's vice-principal for 6 years and subsequently principal for 15 years before retiring in 2001.
Kathy, in between raising our three children, taught kindergarten and first grade, middle school, and high school - mathematics, computer studies, ESL, and her first love, band, before retiring in 2001.
We enjoy sharing our travel experiences and providing the odd travel tip to friends, relatives, and visitors.