Soon

It is just past 3 PM on Friday afternoon, October 19. In 12 hours we will be waking to the alarm clock and the big trip will begin in earnest.

The entire trip to Kochi, India will take about 48 hours of our time, about 26 of which are in the air. That is about the longest trip we have undertaken. The destination is actually not too far from Tanzania, where we were a couple years ago. I don't recall that trip took so long. This trip is long in part due to about 16 hours layover in Singapore. I am looking forward to that. We are planning to take a day trip around the city. Singapore is said to be one of the most modern and fantastic cities on the globe. It is hard to imagine a city more striking than Shanghai, but this might be it.

We leave Singapore in the early evening and arrive in Kochi about 11 PM. A ride has been arranged to pick us up and take us to the hotel. Hopefully, with the help of a sleep prescription, we will get some rest before taking on a new day in India the next morning.

Now there are a few more chores awaiting before putting this final day in Portland to rest.

Namaste (That is Hindi for both Hello and Goodbye)