leaving squamish

as sri aurobindo said, "to discover the new country within us, we have to leave the old one behind."

this morning, i have been packing and stashing the last of my belongings. i feel...unusual, a little squeamish. taking apart, tearing down, boxing up...these actions create questions. what am i doing? why am i dismantling my life as i know it? ego wants to know!

i leave my home behind in a few minutes and make the hour long drive to vancouver...a baby step on the journey. during the next six days, i will be fine tuning the list of goods that i will take, socializing with friends and family, and making those last minute decisions.

my goal is to travel light, in as many senses of that statement as i can muster. thus, the desire to use only cabin baggage...no waiting at the carousel, no lost luggage. of course, this places limits on what i take and what i use to carry it. yes, even my camera lays balanced on the scale.