All my bags are packed. I’m ready to go! Going to KC this afternoon to sign papers on the sell of Nicole’s old house. We will have dinner and then head to the airport hotel. Trusting we will get some sleep tonight. We have to be at the airport before 5 AM for our 6:01 AM flight to San Francisco. We have over a three-hour layover in San Francisco before our 11 1/2 hour flight to Osaka, Japan. With the 14 hour time difference we arrive in Osaka around 3:00 their time on Wednesday afternoon. We have a room at a hotel right by the airport for our first night in Japan. We have a different hotel near downtown Osaka for the next two nights and will start our Kumano Kodo on Saturday with a day of travel.
Both of us are feeling a bit nervous today. It is a big day, especially for Nicole, as she has to say goodbye to the house she and Chris lived in for 12 years. Add a trip to Japan on top of that and I think she has reason to be nervous!
I went into Wal-Mart for one last time last night. I decided to buy a cheap purse that is soft enough to squeeze into my day pack for the time on the trail. It is just big enough to hold my phone, credit cards and cash. I also picked up a book to read on the airplane. I would take some knitting but don’t have room for it on the trail. Since I have my iPad with me I will load a couple more books on it in case I finish reading the book I got last night. On the trip home from Iceland several years ago I read a book about the Camino and decided to walk it. Wonder what this trip will inspire me to do.
Fingers crossed all flights will be smooth and on time. I’ll check in when I have time and access to the Internet. Ready for this adventure to begin!
Japan! Here we come!