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yeah, i am bringin the pretty much bare minimum for clothing. lots of boardies and t shirts. my girlfriend is the opposite. i think i may take out some of her stuff before we leave. but then i am taking my life in my own hands, i dont want to ruin my vacation before it even starts.
this trip we arent that far out of society so its going to be a lot easier.
i just checked long range wave forecasts and it looks like i should be getting some double over head.
Bringing the gf is a move, otherwise frustration will make your life difficult. Trust me on this one, spend long enough away from home and anything looks good.
My travel lists are for somewhat longer trips, like a month or more to quite isolated places, but they might give ya some ideas.
http://www.rodndtube.com/surf/info/SurferTravelingList.PDF
http://www.rodndtube.com/surf/info/Medical-1stAidKit-Doc.html
Though both lists are a little dated. Let me update and emphasize a little.
I tend to bring a suture kit too, with local anesthetic…that’s real nice when you want to do a thorough job of cleaning out a cut before sewing it up, and heaven help ya if you’re in the tropics and suture a wound with something nasty in there.
These days, unless I was planning on doing a lot of diving or water shots, I’d substitute a low-to-medium quality digital camera for the Nikonos listed. The waterproof Fujis do an ok job with water shots and film. I travel with a laptop, generally, so I don’t need a giant size chip on the digital camera. Low-to-medium quality so that if somebody snatches it you won’t do anything stupid to try and get it back, you just let it go.
Mask, fins and snorkel, or you’ll curse yourself. Fish in the tropics are amazing.
Mini-mag lite flashlight, with spare batteries and spare bulb or two. With a lanyard for around your neck, the lifeguard whistle type work well and also make a quick and dirty head mount so you can carry stuff in the dark.
Water bottle - the water where you’re staying may be fine, but elsewhere? Take along water, maybe with some gatorade powder.
anyhow, that might give ya a few ideas.
hope that’s of use
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