T-minus One (Day)

Today we're finishing the packing and cleaning up the house a bit.  Now that I am nearly finished packing it's hitting me how few things I am bringing compared to other, shorter trips.  Oh well, it's not like we're going to the Sahara--I'm sure we can find things we need where we're going.

Speaking of which, here is a map with the three destinations in Portugal:

Lisbon at the bottom third, Tomar in the middle, Braga in the north

The pin with the "1" in it just means it's our first country.  We'll be flying in to Lisbon from Philadelphia, then take a train to Tomar and then another train (or maybe a bus) to Braga.

Kyle (our son) is dropping us off at Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) since leaving the car there that long would be expensive--and worse in Philadelphia.  The American Airlines (AA) flight leaves at 12:55 pm and then there's about an eight-hour layover in Philadelphia before the AA flight to Lisbon.  Luckily, I downloaded some books for the wait.

Another first in this trip of firsts is that we'll be away from home on Christmas.  We did set up a small, 12-inch tree for Kyle for the holidays.

My kind of tree.

OK, I'd better get upstairs so it looks like I'm helping...

Late addition--here's a photo of the luggage we're taking for the trip:

I am more nervous than I look.