Rad Bad Nomad

Ever since I was young I have wanted to learn how to surf, but the opportunity never really presented itself to me.  Now that I am going to be traveling around the world and seeing all of the worlds amazing beaches, I figure I should learn how to surf so i can surf the world.  Unfortunately I live in Wyoming and far from the shore, so the only thing I can really do until I hit S. America is look up some tutorials online and information about surfing.  Oh, and learn the vocabulary. That’s a gnarly wave bra.

So once I start my journey look for some videos of me learning how to surf in S. America and then surfing around the world.

Since I will be on the go for a long time, my backpack will be my home on the road.  I have been searching online and debating between several backpacks for awhile now.  Yesterday I was able to get out to some stores and see the packs in person and get a feel for them.  I think I have finally narrowed it down to 3 packs.  This first pack fit my body really well and has a lot of stuff I am looking for, i.e it can be loaded from the front or top of the pack. One of my main criteria’s was that the pack could be opened from the front, so I wouldn’t have to dig through all my stuff just to find one little thing. The first pack is Gregory Palisade 80. The second pack is basically a smaller version of the Palisade, Gregory Triconi 60. ANd then the third pack is the Osprey Aether 70, a nice pack but unfortunately it cant be front loaded.

I still have a few months before I have to decide, so a little more research to go.  If anyone has any opinions on backpacks feel free to let me know.  I got a lot of information from Nomadic Matt’s article on choosing the right backpack.  Anyway back to a little more research.

Today I started the first day of orientation for my new job. It started at 8:30a.m and finished at 7:00p.m.  It was a very long, tedious day of initials, signatures and safety videos.  Even though it was a hard long day, it was an exciting day do to the fact that I will be able to save a lot of money with this job and focus more on my trip and getting on my way.

Since I am not leaving in March anymore, my starting point has changed also.  I plan on leaving the end of August and starting my journey in the beautiful continent of South America.  I should have a tentative itinerary on here within the month. Look for more posts soon.