freebird5825
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Aaaahhhh...are you ready for a shock? I do NOT take my laptop with me. Why surf the net when the surf is breaking right in front of me?You didn't mention free Wi-fi. One of the joys of such a trip is the forum post that says "As I sit on my balcony in FL, looking at the ocean, ... "
I also do not take our digital camera. Too much to carry around and keep track of.
I take my cell phone, my Garmin GPS, and my Kindle2. Period.
I use my cell to send short emails via text to let dh2b know I'm OK or where I'm headed during the day. Or [-]I'm really mean and[/-] send photos from the cell phone to our joint home email for him to see later that night.
I can use my Kindle for basic Internet connectivity if I need to look up an address. No charge.
Low tech all the way!