s e v e n i s a j o u r n e y

SO, Wednesday was my last day on site. Judith and I got in late, after being out to 3 AM with dancing and drumming the night before it is not surprising that the morning went…rather slowly. Only the way in we ran some errands, including pickign up some boxes with which to make a travelling case for the bows. The day was rather low key, walking around and finding the people who had not arrived until then. That evening was midnight madness, so there were no dance parties going on. I picked up my bows from Yumi, got pictures of many people, and we made it home by about 2 AM.

The next morning (Thursday) all the late nights caught up with me, and i felt like hell. This was one of those “barely-functional-Stephen” kind of mornings, but I also had to pack to go home. The big issues was trying to package the bows safely and securely so they could be checked as luggage. As the day went on I felt marginally better, and Judith did a wonderful job at force-feeding me pain killers and toast, in an attempt to get me functional.

I made it to the airport with plenty of time to spare. Now, to fly from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia I had to go through Boston, of course. Even though US Air flys directly to Philly. And you wonder why they are losing money? Oh, and they lose luggage too. Namely my diffel with all my clothing, and the box with the three new Yumi bows. Now I am waiting to see if they will appear again, and if they will be intact. I leave for Sweden tomorrow, so I do hope the bows make it through intact, I really do.

At least I managed to catch up on sleep a bit, even if I am wearing the same clothes. All part of the adventure. I am glad the passport stays as carry-on, otherwise I would be in much worse shape. At worst I can simply go out and buy some clothes tomorrow morning.