It's a good thing I don't believe in
curses.
It's a good thing I don['t believe in curses because if I believed in curses, I
would look at the weather we have had in Marquette all summer—cold &
rainy—and then look at the weather Europe has had--sunny & warm, like today, where temperatures are in the 80s & 90s. I would then look at the
forecast for Europe for the first few days of our trip there, and
notice that the forecast calls not for the weather Europe has had
(you know, like today, with temperatures in the 80s & 90s) but instead calls for the weather that
we have had all summer—cold & rainy.
If I believed in curses, I'd believe
that no matter where we go we bring this accursed weather with us.
It's a good thing I don't believe in curses, huh? But in advance, I
do apologize to the people of Europe just in case it's cold &
rainy for the week and a half we're there.
You see, we're cursed. Even if I don't
believe in them.
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Other than that, as far as I can figure
out everything is taken care of and everything is ready to go.
Loraine’s gone through her checklist twice, and everything that’s
on the list—a list honed over a decade of these travels—is either
packed & ready to go, or it sitting on top of a suitcase, waiting
to get used one more time before it itself is then packed and ready
to go. Our passports are out, our Euros are counted, and there’s
just one thing left to do—
Leave.
And, of course, there's the important
part—you get to go with us! Well, not literally go with us; I
don't think more than 2 or 3 of you might fit in my suitcase. Nope;
as always, you get to follow along with our blogs. It's amazing;
we've had a TON of people ask if I'll be writing again every day as I
usually do, and the answer is, of course, yes. I had no idea so many
people traveled with us virtually, but it sure is satisfying that so
many people want to know what we're up to.
So here's the deal--there will not be
anything posted tomorrow; part of the day will be spent on airplanes,
while the other will be spent traipsing through downtown Chicago.
We’ll get to Dusseldorf (via London) around 1 or so local time on
Thursday afternoon, and then take off from there. So, unless things
go horribly awry, the first blog should be up mid-Thursday afternoon
Marquette time, either through a link that’ll be posted on this
page or through our Blogspot site. If we’re
Facebook friends, I may also be posting a few things as we’re
waiting in Chicago and London. If we’re not friends yet (and I
hope it wasn’t something I said), click here and make it so.
Well, that’s it. There doesn’t
seem much left to do except get through this day, grab a few hours
sleep, and then stay awake for 36 hours until we finally make it to our first destination, which is Bastogne. It should be quite the adventure, so wish us luck, and
make sure you keep checking in!
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