Hi,

> Here it is as promised- the obsessive-compulsive list of what to take on this
> trip...
>
>	<More stuff than you can shake a stick at deleted>

 Hmm, looks like Judy and I will have to back out! I don't see us managing
to carry much of this stuff around South & Central America in two backpacks
for nine months...

Cheers,
        W.

PS. How about if we just bring the "Ten Essential Tools"?
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