8 days. 8 DAYS. EIGHT DAYS!!!!

On Monday, someone asked me when I am going and I answered 'next week'.  And then I realized:  I'm going to Morocco NEXT WEEK!  And then I kind of freaked out a bit.  

Is there such as thing as jet lag for vacations?  I am all out of synch and I can't wrap my head around this vacation.  It is too soon after my last vacation.  I'm discombobulated - finally a good excuse to use that word. 

Like I said in my last post, I am not doing much prep for this trip.  I haven't even shopped.  But I am borrowing. I've heard it is tempting fate to have a purse hanging off you in the markets (it might get cut off) so I borrowed a under-shirt travel pouch from Valerie upstairs.  And I need to bring a sleeping bag apparently.  So I borrowed a down sleeping not-quite-bag from Rob who used it on his trip to Morocco. And as you all remember the tragic demise of my camera in Antarctica (not fixable as yet), I am borrowing Amy's camera. 

I haven't started packing but I am hoping to move back to my smaller backpack for this trip.  I needed the next size up for the Antarctic to fit the rubber boots.  No boots this time.  The sleeping not-bag packs up pretty tight but we'll see.  

So far, the biggest challenge has been to find Dukoral.  I figured if I was going to get traveler's diarrhea, Morocco seems a likely place.  Yet, Dukoral is in very short supply.  All of those other February travelers I guess.  I spent my lunch hour yesterday calling every pharmacy I could think of.  I called upwards of 15 with no luck.  Jen, my next door office neighbour mentioned Save-On pharmacy. They had one dose of Dukoral!  That's all I need.  

Since you are asking.  Dukoral is a vaccine for E-coli and Cholera.  I took my last dose four months ago.  The E-coli part is only good for three months. I do not want to be on a bus tour and need that E-Coli half, if you catch my drift.  

This may be true but I am going to take ALL precautions available

Anyway, Save-on put their one dose aside for me but I am a big believer in a vaccine in hand as opposed to a shelf where some other desperate traveler can sweet talk it out of a pharmacist.  I had an afternoon meeting at the other campus so I stopped in at Save-on on my way, got my Dukoral and then mixed it and drank it in my meeting.  Everyone gets to participate in my E-coli aversion!  

I am sewing my secret pocket in my travel pants.  I bought a new pair of travel pants to replace the pair I left in Ushuaia.  I guess I did do a bit of shopping.  

I should re-confirm with the cat sitter, Daniel.  I got a new mattress for the guest bed so that should help with the enticement of living with the aloof cat.  A decent night's sleep might help with the "you're not my mom" meoweling.  

I have exactly one day before I leave that isn't completely booked with work or social engagements.  Let's call that packing day.  I'll let you know how it goes.