Preperation

Well, here it is. T minus 12 hours until I take off on my journey to the land of the Romans, Byzantines, Ottomans, and Greeks. As always, I have managed to wait until the last possible moment to pack everything. I guess I don't like to waste time packing and re-packing. I just throw it in the bag and go.

It is a sad commentary on our technology society. I am taking as many cords to charge devices, as I am pairs of jeans. Go figure! I think I will be giving my power converter all it can handle on this trip.

I have come to the realization that there is not much better in my working career, than saying on my voice mail "Hello, you have reached the desk of Scot Lyle. I will be out of the office until September 12th, and will NOT have access to email or voice communications." That is a great feeling.

I guess that I better return to packing.

I can't believe that eight months of planning is about to come to an end, and the trip is about to begin.

Until I touch the ground in Istanbul,

Scot