The Journey Begins

Follow along as Dragon and I embark on our adventures around the globe!

Well. I haven’t made it very far yet. I’m currently sitting in the Long Beach airport (who knew it even existed) in front of a fire, waiting for my delayed connection to Florida. Two more hours!

My four day dip in Portland proved to be quite eventful–think I only slept two out of the four nights, but managed to shop, got a years supply of BC (really, PP for the win), pack, grab my last Sushi Hana, even slid in a visit to Acropolis (one of our famous strip clubs) for the best steak breakfast in town, and still managed to say goodbye to my Portland people. Forgot my retainer and nail clippers, so we’re in great shape already. Crazy to think that just 5 days ago I was “working” at my desk in New York.

Which reminds me–Fred/Gary, you will be pleased to know I bought travel health insurance, but I will still call both of you if and when everything goes wrong.

Anyway, I don’t have much to say–considering I am closer to home than I have been for the last three years–but I will say thank you to Aunt Ellen who drove an hour to come see me, even though I only gave her two hours notice. Thank you for feeding me, and thank you for caffeinating me. Seeing you certainly made this layover worth it (I also don’t mind the wine and fire).

I have a solid 18 hours of travel left before I arrive in Cartagena, so enjoy the freedom out there. I’ll be watching Finding Dory for the third time wishing dragon had made it out of cargo to keep me company #findingdragon

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