I know how to pack it, except that I usually manage to leave something important out and have to do it twice. And yes, in comes in very close to the 50 pounds. I'm reckoning shoes and toiletries, so I don't have to worry about my sunscreen being four ounces rather than three.

I sort of want to pack it, because it makes the vacation real. I sort of don't want to because it's so early, and what if something goes wrong.