Bethany
Two days until I head off into the unknown with Marissa, Kendra, Kira and Tammy. I'm nervous and excited. We're actually doing it.
We decided to use Kendra's parents' old van to take us around the country. Today we did a big grocery shop which broke the ice a little. You can tell a lot about a person by what they want to take on a month-long road trip. I wanted to take rice, flour and tin cans, but Kendra needed chocolate biscuits and chips. Tammy loaded up the trolley with two-minute noodles and Marissa wanted a supply of Beautifully You tropical scented moisteriser. Kira tried to be helpful but soon gave up after I explained that ice cream would not travel well in the van.
I got a bit frustrated when Tammy said we didn't need to worry about food and we'd just buy it along the way. I know what she'll be buying along the way: McDonalds!
Eventually we got everything we thought we needed:
flour
sugar
coffee
milk powder (which I don't think Marissa will be drinking by the look of her face when I put it in the trolley)
bread
soap
vegetable soup
tins of spaghetti and baked beans
eggs
rice
oil
Raro
tins of fruit
instant potato (after Tammy finally convinced me it was better than hauling a huge sack of potatoes around)
instant veggies
two minute noodles
chips
Toffee Pops
lollies
tins of meat
cereal
pasta
Various fresh vegetables
As you can see, we wont be dining gourmet each night!
I admit that Tammy is right and we are going to have to buy lots of food along the way but we need the basics.