heading out….
yep, shortly i’ll be on a plane to san jose, costa rica. amy and brian (and maybe baby sam?!?) are giving me a ride to BART, then i’m on to SFO. i’ll fly thru LAX. since i just finished all my prep and have 45 minutes to spare i am lifting a glass of raki to the luggage gods who will hopefully transfer my pack promptly so i will find it, and all it’s carefully packed contents, waiting for me in san jose. i’m obsessive about not checking bags so this is my equivalent of starting my trip out recklessly :). surely i’ll loosen up after some time on the road!
i can’t say i’ve had much time lately to let this trip soak in. that’s probably just fine. but now that i think of it, i am looking very forward to having howler monkeys awake me at 5 AM (i’ll change my tune later) and to hearing the birds and geckos chirp.
i still just thank my lucky stars that i am able to do this. no, i haven’t much looked back. and for the next hour i’m trying not to look forward either. just sit in my apartment and enjoy the view of oakland and lake merritt, contemplate my good fortune, my good friends and family. and finally, check and double check that i have my passport and my ATM cards cuz the rest is just details.
so from here on out you will find that any posts have a “point” along my travel route on the map in the right sidebar. you can track my progress (by clicking on the map) and then click on the locations to read the entry about that particular place. again, if you have questions or comments please bring them on!
ADIOS!!
Tags: Travel
Peggy Rehm