This is my pre-convention trip report. It is 1 am on Thursday. I have about 29 hours to get my act together and check in at the airport.
I was going to take Thursday off and relax and spend some time with our toddler, and get organized before the trip; but that isn't going to happen. It is going to be a long stressful day. I have shipped 1/2 my gear to the convention via bus and by mail, so I won't have to deal with it at the airport. Hopefully it will get there before I need it. I hope to land safely in Louisville, Kentucky on noon Friday, and I should have a rental car waiting on me. There is a San Fransisco caver hoping to find a ride from the airport, so if that works out, then I will be riding with him to Marengo. For me, this is a much needed trip. I have not seen or felt limestone, in over 2 years. I don't think I have even touched a limestone pebble. ( I did touch a rock on the beach last summer in Washington, but that wasn't limestone ). It has been years since I have been caving, and 2 years since I visited a commercial cave - Richland Caverns in Alabama. I am going to be so glad to get out of the town I have been held prisoner in. It should feel like somebody pulling a giant thorn out of my skin. Had I not already paid for the plane and the convention, I probably would have had to cancel at the last minute or at least scale back my trip. Several of my customers dumped a bunch of work on me today and I am going to have to find somebody to do it while I am out of town. And to add to the fire, my XWYF2B, decided to take a plane in the morning to Monterrey with the baby, and spend 4 whole days, and I have to take them to the airport in 4 hours which is an hour drive away. And now I don't have anybody to take me to the airport. Why do would any sane person get married? David Locklear --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
