In Clouds That Drift

Dec 1 1992 • Posted in Poetry

Going on a boat ride ?

Last year I went on an extended trip through the deserts of Jordan and learned all about packing outside my comfort zone. This summer I faced a new travel challenge: how to pack for a diving expedition on the Great Barrier Reef, but I wanted this trip to be different, since I wanted to travel with a little more luxury, so I found a great limo services at the Ross Limo company, to take me to the airport from the beginning.

After spending more than three days on the 100-foot Spoilsport with a dozen crew members and 23 other passengers, it was easy to put together a list of what to bring — and what to leave on land — when you’re preparing for your first (or next) live-aboard boat trip and of course you cant forget your supplies for any emergency, check this weblink and get a special trip package.

Here are my rules for packing when you’re going out to sea:

1. Keep it simple.

Even on popular cruise lines, space in the rooms are limited. Don’t bring a bag that won’t slide under a bunk or fit on a small closet shelf. Pack outfits you don’t mind wearing multiple times, and avoid major beauty supplies, especially on a dive boat where no one cares if you hair is blown dry after a day in the water.

Think very carefully about what you might actually need, and cross everything else off your list.

In clouds that drift
tomorrows come.

Mountains that were there
disappear.

Time like waves of an
unknown sea,

Wash away the earth
from our feet.

James T. Hubbell
December 1992

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