Baggage

Soon I will take my fourth trip to Ethiopia.  And I have a dream.  I have a dream of taking just a backpack, walking off of the plane and adventuring lightly into the Ethiopian wilds.  Ah.  Yes.  I would come out a few weeks later... skinny, stinky, with dreadlocks and oh-so-happy.

But, this is how I tend to roll into Ethiopia:

... heavily laden.  It is always for a good reason, so I will happily drag in my two, very full pieces of allowed checked baggage.  And I will still come out a pound or two lighter (maybe), stinky (although not much more than usual), without dreadlocks and oh-so-happy.