So Evening Came, and Morning Came, The First Day (Genesis 1:5)
Thursday morning early we gathered at church for prayer and loading at least a thousand suitcases. So much stuff! After arriving at the airport the agent at the ticket counter was patient and efficient. We were set to go!
Excitement was high. We were full of energy. Donna, Barbara, and Tracey sat together and shared mushroom soup recipes that all of us within three or four rows could hear. Abigail sketched and I wrote letters. Kara was especially helpful with air travel details. Roger endured traveling with eight women.
My favorite moment was seeing New York City from the air as we flew in to JFK airport. An impressive view! We had a three hour layover which gave plenty of time to change U.S. money to Euros. I am sure we were quite a sight as five of us calculated, discussed, pooled our money, went to the exchange window for more information, and repeated this process at least three times in an effort to save a few dollars. Roger went around the corner and got a sandwich. He had ordered Euros before he left home.
Finally we were on our way to London. We watched movies, read magazines, ate, watched the map display, and tried to sleep. The sun went down. A couple of hours later the sun came up. And that is the first day? But my watch shows midnight. What a short day!