Packing for holidays

I have a pile on the spare bed and that's as far as I've got. It's the bits and pieces that take the time and the room. Thank goodness for kindles and I pads, in the past I used to pack about six books.

I'm getting better at packing. I used to take far too much footwear and include clothes that I rarely wear at home so why would I wear them on holiday?

Now, I try to keep things simple - except if we're holidaying here and take the car, in which case I can't resist the temptation to take all sorts of stuff - picnic rugs and plastic picnic sets for the picnics that we rarely have, foldable chairs, DVDs, CDs, sketch pads, paints, etc.

Hello galen I am nearly at the kitchen sink stage. Thanks for the mobile I will PM you mine. We have had an email to say some of the gates are closed due to S'hamton boat show - no 10 is open and one other.

Happy packing

whitewave yes on Thursday!

Travel with children; you will travel light, managing with half a suitcase. The children on the other hand, well their stuff takes up the rest of the boot of the car.

I take shoes for the beach, my everyday walking boots shoes and wellies (for the beach in the oh so British rain)

I use walking trousers which dry really quickly, and lots of layers of clothes that all match (just about)

It also helps to not care too muich about what one looks like.

Cheers!
All go isn't it?

I'll pm you my mobile number just in case we do end up at the same place

Ok will do. I think I am making heavy weather of this packing.

We have been known to be moved to ocean which is downriver of city. Look at ship directions when you get to the port.. It'll tell you which terminal we're in.

Ironing? What's that?

Oh! I even ironed the shawl this afternoon.

You're downriver so we won't be ships that pass in the afternoon!

We are City terminal.

You are efficient!

Grannyjacq that's what I'm doing this year, and my DH is horrified

My ticket says we're at Mayflower terminal.but it can change to Ocean.

I am assuming you'll be upriver of us?

Haven't even started yet. I'm working tomorrow and Wednesday, so will sort clothes on Thursday and pack on Friday.

Grannyjacq1 that's just what I wanted to do when we went to the States several years ago but DH was so horrified at the thought of me leaving my old knickers in the hotel wastepaper basket that he refused to let me do it!

How's the packing going galen?

I will also be on deck 11 near aftish so scarves to the ready!!!!. Sail at 4.30pm

Fed up with ironing at the moment.

I used to buy new undies to take on holiday. Now, if I'm flying, and concerned about weight limit on the return trip, I take the 'nearly past it' undies on holiday, and throw them away whilst there. This limits the washing when you get home too (and a case load of dirty stuff) - and you have new undies to indulge in when you get home. I suppose this depends on who you go on holiday with ...

When travelling abroad and taking 2 cases that need to go in the hold of the plane, hubby and I pack half of our clothes in each case. That way if one of the cases goes astray both if us have some clothes to wear. Pack a complete outfit in each case, and undies in each etc.

I travel down to London once a month for 3 days to visit my daughter and granddaughter...I have a London handbag containing door keys oyster card, senior rail card. tube maps etc so all I need to do is put my purse and phone in it before I go .It just makes life easier !

My last holiday was a week on a narrowboat. By the fourth day my outfit choice was a case of going to the shower where all my skirts were hanging and choosing the least wet. Apart from that I had adequate clothes etc.

I did make one drastic blunder - I forgot to pack my HRT.

I always come back feeling shattered if I've had to get up for breakfast [and look respectable]before a certain time; not helped by the fact that I'm not a breakfast eater so have to force it down [not doing without if I've paid for it!!].

Can't afford these posh cruises - we always self-cater and it is great as you can bung whatever you want in the car. When we go to self-catering we also arrange a Tesco delivery to the place the first day so we don't have to take any food.

It all sounds very downmarket, but we like being able to relax, lie-in when we want to and not be tied by meal times etc. - or the vast quantities of food that are served!

If we were to fly anywhere we would probably use up most of the weight allowance with my OH's pills and bottles of medicine!

Yes. If you google QE deck plan. It's deck 11 and is the grills sun terrace.