We're off in the morning!

Let the record show that we are starting out carrying:

• Rosa: 10.2 kg backpack, 2.2 kg daypack
• Melissa: 10.6 kg backpack, 2.4 kg daypack
• Mark: 11.8 kg backpack, 3.2 kg daypack, 6.2 kg guitar
• Heather: 11.2 kg backpack, 1.6 kg daypack (with water still to be added)

This is, we should point out, less than 60kg total (that's only 50g of stuff each per day) - and the guitar adds less than 12% to the overall weight allowance. However, to all those who asked if they could fit in our luggage - we're sorry: no room.