What a fun trip! Spent two weeks with my husband, mother, and two of our adult children in three condos. We were there from 12/16 to 12/30. I have always enjoyed reading other people's packing reports, so I thought I would post my own.
On the plane, I wore or carried:
- long yoga pants
- compression socks
- Adidas terrex shoes
- wicking sports bra and panties
- tank top
- lightweight hoodie
- lightweight puffer (it was cold when we left and returned to SeaTac) This had gum, glasses, my hydroflask, phone, and passport in the zipper pockets.
My carryon is relatively standard. Packed to the gills, it measured 21.5" x 10" x 14.25 " and weighed 23.0 lbs on the way home.
In it:
Shoes plastic bag:
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1 pair sandals (on my first full day, 12/17, I got a blister on the bottom of my foot that formed and popped on a short walk to the store). I did not wear these again until dinner 12/28)
1 pair flip flops (I wore these to the roof top pool multiple times). I ended up wearing them in our condo most of the time because our floors got so dirty with the sliding doors open all the time. The doors opened onto the malecon and ocean. It was breathtaking and I could not bear to close them, so dirty floors were had.
Verdict: I probably did not need the cute dressy sandals.
Small unders packing cube:
- 6 pairs lightweight panties
- 1 bra
- 2 pairs socks
- bathing suit top with matching bikini bottoms and boy short bottoms.
Verdict: Only need 1 bathing suit bottom. But, I DID need a couple more pairs of socks. Since blistergate on day 1, I wore my Adidas Terrex everyday when we went out. (I may have "borrowed" a pair of my husband's sports socks) Also, I could have used a lightweight bralet to wear when I was lounging around.
Medium tops packing cube:
- 3 lightweight cotton t-shirts
- 1 mediumweight cotton shirt
- 2 lightweight cotton sleeveless shirts
- 1 cami with built-in bra
- 1 jammie shirt (nightmare before christmas - we took a group picture, lol)
I wore all of the above a lot! I also had 2 dressier sleeveless tops that I did not wear once.
Verdict: Did not need the dressier tops with the style of this trip. I would swap out the mediumweight cotton shirt for another lightweight, wicking shirt instead.
Large bottoms packing cube:
- 1 32 degree lightweight dress (perfect for lounging around and as bathingsuit cover up)
- 1 sleeveless dress (wore it to dinner at Cafe des Artistes)
- 1 maxi dress (wore it to Rythm of the Night)
- 1 jammie bottom (nightmare before Christmas)
- 3 yoga style capris
- 2 Eddie Bauer capris
Verdict: I wore the yoga capris almost every day and mostly just the black and gray, not the patterned. I only wore one pair of the EB capris. Also, I could have left either the sleeveless dress or maxi dress at home.
Stuffed in the odd spaces:
- my "Jeep" baseball hat for days I don't want to deal with my hair
- a string bag
- 3 souvenir t-shirts for family/friends
Front pocket "pharmacy":
immodium, pepto, bandaids, nailclippers, file, ibuprofen, cold medicine tablets, moleskin, benadryl tablets, cough drops (I know it's ridiculous, but everyone in the family needs different things and I'm the pack mule for them.) Most used were immodium, pepto, and ibuprofen.
So, for the carryon bag,
- I would ditch the cute sandals, one bathing suit bottom, 2 pairs capris, 2 dressier tops, 1 dress.
- I would swap out 1 mediumweight shirt for a lightweight wicking shirt.
- The "pharmacy" could be pared down.
- I would add a couple of pairs of socks and a bralet.
Next up....the personal item