European Chronicles - Day 0

After 6 months of planning and anticipating, departure day is here!

I've been on an early AM wakeup cycle lately. It's 5am now (11am in Amsterdam) - just me and the cats up so far. Later this morning, we'll all finish packing. I'll take Max to "doggie daycare" around Noon. He's been there a few times now and always comes back wiped-out. He seems to really like it there, and it makes me feel much less guilty about leaving him behind.

Tracy and Brandon already investigated the proper use of our newly acquired power adapter. Good thing too as there were some finer points to avoid looking like the Travelocity gnome!

Doesn't look too tricky, but it will be one of many new experiences. Speaking of which, I stopped by a foreign exchange and picked up some Euros to have enough for cab fare when we arrive. The weather in Holland looks good for our stay as well. With a little luck, we'll be underway later today and will arrive in Amsterdam on Sunday, 8am local time.

Scott