Tomorrow we leave for our trip. We have everything packed except for toothbrush etc. Once in Peru we have a shuttle flight on a smaller airline that has a weight limit on luggage of 44 lbs per person. We tried to weigh on our bathroom scales but that was iffy at best so we decided to go to the airport and get an official weight. Dan was 3 lbs under and I was 1 lb over but that also included snacks etc that we will eat on the plane before we get there, so we are in pretty good shape.
On the way to the airport we pass the military National Cemetery for this area. There was a young soldier killed in Afganistan whose funeral is today and they were going all out to make everything look perfect. Of course the actual cemetery is always spotless but today the city of Mission was grooming the roadside from the expressway to the cemetery picking up trash, mowing, putting out an avenue of flags along the median outside the cemetery. Mostly the people buried there are retired military but today they are doing everything to pay respects to a young man who gave his life for his country. It touched my heart.
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