OMG it's the day before we leave!

Time has been speeding up over the last few days and I don't think the realisation of what we're doing actually hit me until I woke up on Wednesday morning and didn't have to go to work!
It's been an absolutely brilliant social whirl over the past week. I feel really humbled and delighted at the kind wishes and number of friends, colleagues and family who turned out to share a goodbye meal out with us. Made me feel like a very lucky lucky person.Love 'ya all xxx
I think the packing is now complete. Here's a list for nerds like me who always wonder what people have in their rucksacs.
New 65L rucksac
4 season sleeping bag, silk liner and travel pillow
washkit and travel towel
First aid stuff, painkillers, compeeds etc
plastic boots (to be portered in)
trekking boots
Crocs
soft shell pants
fleecy pants
long johns
lightweight trekking trousers
smartwool T shirt and polyprop one
smartwool baselayer
smartwool midlayer
primaloft jacket
3x trekking socks
1x super thick mountain socks for plastics
loads of foot and hand warmers
camera
freeloader and camera battery charger
ipod
mobile phone
guidebooks and reading books
notebook and pen
glacier glases
normal sunglasses
compass
2 x thin gloves
1x thick gloves
down mitts (to be portered in)
Thick winter Buff
balaclava
trekking poles
platypus bottle
nalgene bottle (Greg has the Steripen)
down jacket
fleece mid layer
5 pairs of underwear
1x smartwool underwear (Aunty Lizzy's wooly knickers - family joke)
sportsbra
normal bra!

...and stuff for later on the trip
lightweight quick dry shirt
bikini/takini
trainers
really lightweight baggy pants
cotton long sleeve top and 1 T-shirt

Bet I've forgot something.
In total my check in weight should be 20Kg with a little fold-away day sack on my front just for hand luggage bits.

The itinery starts with a flight to Delhi and then taking a connection to Kathmandu. Sometime in January we will be going to SE Asia, then Australia, New Zealand, Chile (Peru, Bolivia). The later parts of the trip are not really worked out in detail yet.
In Nepal we plan to do the 3 Passes Trek and then we will attempt to climb island Peak. We're meeting our climbing crew on November 12th, so there's still time to get fit.
Next post should be from Nepal!
Liz x