Preparation

1. Plane ticket for 71 days-Check
2. Large and complex backpack -Check
3. Shoes that can withstand a 60 mile hike in Peru -Check
4. Break-in new shoes (a.k.a. stepping in animal feces) -Check
5. Underwear advertising "17 countries, 2 months, two pairs of underwear" -Check
6. Wool socks that make us look like Swedish tourists -Check
7. 3 vaccinations numbing our arms for two days -Check
8. Book all our mini-trips- Check
9. Insure all our limbs and luggage -Check
10. Sell all of our stuff in Wilmington- Check
    
11. Throw a sweet going away bash- Check
    
12. Cut off useless hair- Check!