I’m several days behind in writing about my trip, but I did want to have a post on clothes and laundry on the road. I purchased travel clothes. Travelsmith (https://www.travelsmith.com/) and REI (https://www.rei.com/) were my main sources for travel clothes that look reasonably well and not too touristy. A number of travel sites raved about merino wool clothes (https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/what-is-merino-wool.html) so I bought a t-shirt to try; my friend, Scott H, told me about Built Tough merino wool socks which I purchased as well. I wanted clothes which I could wash in the sink or shower and hang up to dry overnight. It is very important that the clothes dry quickly since you don’t want to pack damp clothes while traveling. And I did test the clothes before my trip: I washed them – shirts, socks, underwear, t-shirts – in my bathroom sink with an unscented EarthBreeze (https://www.earthbreeze.com) laundry sheet (easy to pack in a quart Ziploc) – thanks, Bob K! – and let them dry overnight on a portable clothes line. Pants, I washed in the shower with one of those body wash gel bottles you get in hotels. Happily, the clothes I’d bought passed the test. Since I was only carrying one suitcase, I had to be able to make multiple outfits out of the clothes I packed. Simple muted colors plus grays or blues allow me to do a good job of mix and match. Though I tested overnight unassisted drying of my clothes, the heated rack found in many hotel bathrooms (see above) is a great find in your hotel room. With the rack, I could get some clothes washed in the morning and dried by the time I returned to my hotel room in the late afternoon; another group of clothes could be washed in the evening and set to dry overnight on the rack. With a rack and three days, I can wash and dry, most of the clothes in my suitcase. I still have the option of paying for a bag of laundry at a hotel.