Which kit will make the cut?

With two nights left on dry land, we are finally turning our attention to what to bring with us on Snow Goose.  It will be interesting when we leave home on Monday to see whether we can fit all of our kit in the car, let alone find somewhere to stow it on the boat.  I am realistic about the small space available, and am prepared to compromise on kit; Angus suggested taking walking shoes as well as trainers, but I think really the trainers will have to do and if we are on a windy, muddy coastal walk in a gale I'll just have to cope with my inadequate footwear.  He, on the other hand, is struggling with the idea of not changing his shirt for dinner if he has done some "sweaty deck activity" by day, and is talking about bringing seven day t-shirts, plus more shirts for the evenings...  also his guitar is waiting hopefully next to his bag, thinking it too might find a suitable spot on the boat.

Eloise has tried, but failed, to narrow down the number of teddies she is bringing.  This is fine, really, as they all sleep together on the shelf just above her bunk, and it is not safe to keep anything else there in case it jumps off and hits her on the head when we go over a wave.  But lots of teddies can be surprisingly time consuming in case of bad weather.  On her first channel crossing a few weeks ago, it was quite rough and she was sick for the first four hours or so, into her "coughing bowl" as she rather sweetly named it.  Naturally, that night, before bed, she had to help all of her teddies had to have a "little cough" into their own miniature tupperware coughing bowl - now there's a new bedtime delaying tactic I've not seen before...

The final packing conundrum for me is trying to work out exactly how fat I might be in three months' time, as clearly there is no point in taking clothes I will only fit into for the next month or so.  I have long since given up hope of taking my sea-swimming wetsuit, as I could only just squeeze into that in my normal state.  My oilees are pretty massive so I think there's room for a small one in there, but my lightweight rain jacket is going to pose more of a problem as there is not much room for growth, and I'm not even sure if there is such a thing as maternity thermals.

Lucky us - what dilemmas to have - and how fantastic to have the sun shining, and Wimbledon on the TV as we rush around the house trying to make order and decide what to bring, and what must (reluctantly) be left behind.  Two dry land sleeps left - better go and enjoy this one!