Hair today, gone tomorrow

I’m counting down the final hours now, and one of the last tasks was to remove the hair. I’ve got a tiny bottle of biodegradable soap which has to clean me, my clothes and my pan for the next 7 weeks - at least I don’t need to worry about shampoo now…

Since then I’ve had a shower and a shave, and realised that the next time I wash will probably be in a stream, and the next shave will be using a pan of water heated on the stove.

I felt a bit nervous about taking the hair off, but not half as nervous as I’ve been feeling about the trip itself! I’m sure once I start walking I’ll feel much better, but right now I’m wondering what I’ve let myself in for…