ASB minus 17 minutes!

Me - and my four bags - are at Kimmel, waiting for the rest of the team and the vans so we can hit the road. I've managed not to forget anything crucial (at least I hope that's true!), and now that all the administrative preparation stuff is (mostly) out of the way, I've had a chance to really think about what this trip means to me and to get pretty excited about it. I feel very proud just to have made it to this point - we're ready to go, with a great team, a great project, and lots to look forward to. I feel like the actual work is going to be a test of different abilities than the ones I've used so far, so getting us to this point definitely feels like an achievement in itself.

The vans are here now, along with Bryan and Bea, so I'm going to sign off now - I may manage an update from the road somewhere, but if not, I'll be posting next from the French Quarter at some point tomorrow. I can't believe we're finally actually leaving!