Just Beginning...

Our little group is currently sitting in the Ft Lauderdale airport awaiting our next flight. So far, our trip has gone well. It isn't really characterized by much sleep... for me anyway. I find myself being a tad envious of those who can just fall asleep before the plane has hardly even left the ground.

My day started with a 1:00 am wake up, a shower, and a rush to finish last minute packing before meeting the rest of the group at 2:00 to leave the church. (You know you haven't slept much when you haven't even had enough time for sleep to form in your eyeballs!) We arrived in Omaha and had a smooth check in, but our flight was a little delayed. This slight delay meant we were running to catch our next flight in Chicago. Since we switched airlines, we had to claim our luggage, re-check it and go through security again before we could go to our gate. Thankfully, we made it to our gate just as they began bording. There was just enough time to use the restroom, but unfortunately not enough time to grab a cup of coffee.

We arrived in Ft. Lauderdale a little before 2 eastern time. Thankfully, this was a great opportunity to find a big cup of coffee and a delicious burger. I also spent $1.50 on an orange. Granted, it was a very good orange, but I was rather thinking that it should be something that airports in Florida should just hand out for free... as some sort of souvenier or something... :p

Our next flight departs at 7, and we are scheduled to land in Lima sometime just after midnight. We'll spend the rest of the night in the airport, and make our last flight change to Cuzco. So... for now... we wait. Talking... some of us cat napping... making final phone calls... and other randomness.

I am very thankful to the Lord for the safety we've had so far... I love flying... it's so amazing to view so many things that the Lord has made. I will post some pictures soon...