Good morning.  This morning… I have been up since five.  Probably a little insane for the first day of my travels but that is what happened… I woke up when Al got up, he told me good-bye, and then there I was.

AWAKE.

😯

Then my friend text me at 5:30 and I responded which surprised her so she called and we talked until 7:40 am.  😛

So I sit here now with COFFEE CUP and ASUS (laptop) looking at my 1/4 packed suitcase on the couch.  My traveling towards Honduras starts today  and I have barely begun to pack.  No worries though, I have my list and it will probably take me about 15 minutes to get organized and packed.  I am only gone a week and need probably 4 changes of regular clothes and one nice outfit. 

My carry on however has in it the books I will be reading for the INSPY awards, Snookie (my Nook), my IPOD, and snacks.  Really… the carry on is more important.  😀

My plan is as follows:

 

3:00 pm today – meet up with the two guys I am riding to the Cities with – Jay and Eric. 

6:00 pm today – check into our hotel and meet up for dinner.

4:00 am Saturday – be at the airport and meet up with Al and Julie.

5:30 am – board the plane to Atlanta Georgia and meet up with the rest of our team flying from Florida:  Mark, Boris, and Dima.

10:00 am – fly from Georgia to Tegucigalpa Honduras

12:10 land and head to La Esperanza (about a 2 1/2 to 3 hour drive)

Stay is La Esperanza from Saturday to Wednesday afternoon helping in that area.

Wednesday afternoon – back to Tegucigalpa (main city of Honduras) stay overnight at the mission house

Thursday morning – head the opposite direction and stop and see where we have worked before:  AFE (the dump and the kids who live in it), Manuelito (street kids), circle around do a little shopping, have dinner then back to the mission house for our overnight.

Friday – pack, airport by 11:00 – fly at 1:00, back in Minneapolis around 10:10 pm, drive home.

 

So what is happening here at Book Journey while I am away?  Awesome things.  I will check in when I can in the mornings to tell you what is happening and add pics as I can.  My afternoon posts are going to some wonderful book blogger friends who will be here to talk books and maybe even movies with you – so please pop in and show them some love.  They are all awesome to do this!  And honestly, I have not even peaked at what their posts are yet so it will be fun to see what they are chatting about. 

Oh one more thing – Monday What Are You Reading will be here will go one as usual going up on Sunday evening…. (at least I am prepping it and scheduling it to go live then…. I BELIEVE it will work)  😛