Through it all, however, the refrain: better now than on our trip. Yes!  Keep your fingers crossed for me!  I’ve gone through two small bottles of that hand sanitizer stuff and all surfaces get a bleaching every two hours — maybe overkill – it is in my book anyways, but I don’t want it.  I have had a sinus thing for the same amount of time, which unfortunately has gone to my bad ear (a whole other story about me, ears and planes); but I’ve got a lot of tools such as homeopathic remedies that have helped in the past, so I’m thinking positively that the ear will be better in 18 days!

It does mean that I’m opting (with encouragement from the daughter!) to stay home tomorrow and rest more instead of driving 2 hours each way to see my 16 month old granddaughter have a swimming lesson — that’s disappointing.  I shall miss them terribly while on this trip.

This is one of those days I promised: not exciting reading for sure, just another moment on the journey.   Even with the flu (even the cook- me – is getting tired of chicken soup), I’m quite aware of the blessings (or whatever word works here) that it’s only a little pothole.   The station lies ahead waiting for us to begin our trip!