Our Honda is gone but there is still so much more to move! We are putting our Smart to the test when Nadine does a run to the “Out of the Closet” donation center to drop off whatever we couldn’t sell at the garage sale.

Meanwhile, at home, I did a try run packing my suitcase. Looks like I should get away with 22lbs/10kg max. As recommended on multiple travel sites I use compression bags to reduce the volume. Smart thinking!

Later in the day we stopped by the Army Surplus Store to buy some warm base layer, socks and gloves. In this store you can find great equipment for a quarter of the price you would pay at any other outdoor outfitter shop – if you can ignore fashion . Smart shopping!