What Do You Need To Pack For Africa?
Neither my body or my mind have quite grasped that not two weeks from returning from a constant -15 or lower, I’ll be jetting off to the heat of southern Africa. I’m not a complete newbie to the place, but the last time I was south of the Equator in Africa was around ten years ago. It might be high time to go back. I’ve got all my required vaccinations, I’ve changed currency (crisp new US Dollars are actually quite nifty, but don’t look like real money at all to me) and all that’s left is one day of work. Oh, and packing.
I’m on the fence with shoes (trainers or walking boots?) but will definitely be wearing my new sandals, considering they cost an arm and a leg. It’s really not the time of year to be buying warm weather gear. The number of t-shirts to take is a little less certain, and I guess all depends on how tight I want to ram my rucksack. I’m probably overpacking, considering there’ll be washing facilities etc. What else do I really need? The pair of jeans I’ll be flying in, the hoodie I’ll be wearing, and a button-up shirt or two for evening meals, right?
List for last-minute panic-buying: Insect repellent and a copy of Private Eye. I guess that’s it.