Invasion of the Mehras (10/10/03)
Last updated 10/10/03
Ok, so the title is a bit of a lie... the Mehras haven't invaded
anywhere just yet. In reality, this brief blog is about some of the
recent preparations made by yours truly to prepare for our European
invasion. The past few days have been full of packing my bags and
preparing my baby (the vette) for several months of storage in my
parents' garage. The packing is all done, and I've managed to squeeze
all the necessities (and a few additional ones for Daria) into my
trusty REI travelpack and associated daypack. Unfortunately, all the
junk I've managed to stash in the pack has ended up weighing about
40lbs. Though that doesn't sound like much, it certainly exceeds the
recommended 25% of body weight that I should be carrying. It also seems
a bit heavier than the 25 pounds worth of stuff I was lugging around in
the REI store while being fitted for a travelpack. <Begin Macho
voice> Not that it's anything that I can't handle... hah, 40 lbs,
heck I could carry twice that without breaking a sweat <end Macho
voice> Seriously though, I think I may have been a little too
liberal in what to include (let's see if our aluminum cooking kit turns
out to be at all useful). Other than the packing, I spent some time
giving some TLC to the vette, which so faithfully carried us from coast
to coast (and back). After washing it, I ended up using paint cleaner
and polish, which were the first 2 steps in Meguiar's 3 step car wax
line. I figure I don't need to wax it since it's just going to sit
under a car cover in a garage for the next 8 months. Anyhow, though far
from perfect, the car looks pretty darn good (all the vengeful bird
stains are gone), and the interior got a nice wiping down with some
TurtleWax interior detailing product (so now the dash and leather seats
shine). With all these little things out of the way, the excitement of
international travel is finally setting in. I should be meeting Daria
in Prague on Sunday, and hopefully it will be the beginning of a
beautiful trip...
Pictures
The vette after it was lovingly washed and waxed for its
storage in my parents' garage.
