The beginning of the trip

[jim]
We had a great going away party Thursday in DC. The room was crowded and I kept bumping in to people, and I knew everyone. Some good photos. People bought me bourbon.

We were supposed to leave on Friday, but it took all day to tie up all the loose ends. I stayed up until 2am and then Dara woke me up at 4:30am and we headed out at 6am on Saturday.

I slept at first, Dara said the sunrise was amazing, and we spent the next 10 hours enjoying the fall foliage of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan.

Family for the next few days. Final touches. Reading about Belgium. Food sounds good. Art sounds good. Soon soon.