What are your biggest challenges?
Right now our biggest challenge
Is packing for a trip.
A journey half across the world
Through different climate zones.
London, South America
Changing in Madrid.
Then Chile, Argentina,
Uruguay as well.
Falklands and Antartica
We plan to see them all.
The question is just what to pack
For different climate zones
From South American summer days
To chill Antarctic cold.
And add to that we’re on a ship
And should dress up at night
A good four weeks away from home
That is a lot to pack.
It’s knowing what you ought to take
And what to leave behind.
We’ve paid for extra luggage
But still must work it out.
Not that I’m complaining
It’s one terrific trip
The last long journey we’ll maybe do
Before we get too old.
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