Ready or Not?

Well, I packed today. Everything for two months rolled and folded, in two small bags. Fishing gear, clothes, fly tying kit, books, even laundry detergent. I am sure they won't seem small when I have to lug them all through Chile and Argentina. It has taken an entire month to assemble everything and sift through and pare down, and now it is all ready. 48 hours before flight time. The focus has been on the getting ready. Now, fairly quickly, the energy is shifting to the excitement of the great adventure. It feels like being in the starting gate, all the preparation done, just waiting for the gun, 'and they are off!'