Please, no suitcases - find a good size duffel and all this will fit in. One duffel is all you should need. You can use your day pack as carry-on luggage.

The list below includes what I think is a reasonable amount of clothing. Mostly we will be in shorts and t-shirts. "Good" clothes are not needed. But, rain gear may be desirable.

We will get all our food at restaurants, except for breakfasts at HVNP. We will do lots of food shopping as we travel around. To keep food and beverages cold and fresh, we will purchase some cheap styrofoam coolers.

We will be in hotels most of the time. While at HVNP, we will be in "rustic" cabins. They have beds and mattresses but not much else. We will make our own breakfast there - I will bring the needed pot and stove to heat water.

Expect temperatures to be 65^o (low) to 80^o (high) almost all the time except on mountain tops.

READ THIS ==> To get through airports and borders: You must have a photo id AND you should not have anything that could be considered a weapon by anyone under any circumstances. NOTHING SHARP. No nail clippers, no rock hammers, no pocket knife, no uzis. And, no white powders. Lap tops and camera equipment cause all sorts of problems too - but we may have to deal with that.