One more Sleep before our New Orleans Adventure Begins

I am writing this just before midnight.

It's been a long day.

I have been at work and then Anne and I spent three hours recording the last portions of our SPOOKY SUNDAYS podcast so that we can still deliver the show while we are away.

That done I drove home and looked at my empty suitcase thinking that it is all too hard and I am too tired to make decisions right now.

But, I persevered and threw some clothes in.

Then it was some last minute washing and sorting out a few more things before I give up for today and just go to bed.

I think I will be going over things in my head tonight to make sure that I have everything that I need and worrying about the three flights on Saturday to get us from Sydney to LAX to TEXAS to New Orleans.

Why must Australia be so far away?

There are a lot of cool places I want to go when we get to NOLA.

Our job will be to make sure everyone is looked after though so I am really glad that we are going there two days earlier.

Tomorrow - I am going to collect Anne and we are meeting a friend for an early coffee. We also need to check all of the gear we are leaving for our team for the tours that will be running while we are away.

Then we come home and panic individually and last minute checks and then its off to the airport hotel.

Anne has hired a car for tomorrow so that we do not have to pay for the three weeks at the airport parking. Hopefully we will get a pick up when we arrive back.

#gettingveryexcited.

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