Well…after getting up at 4am today I really had to get after getting everything ready and packed for Italy…did two loads of laundry and have packed a lot of stuff…have enough t-shirts and boxers but I only have 5 polo shirts and I needed at least one more and needed another set of pedals and a new pair of riding gloves so I bought all of them…got a cotton polo shirt for only 8 bucks and the pedals were 3 bucks less than the last set and the gloves were only 5 bucks so some good deals that will be here tomorrow…and I can check in for the flight to Richmond the day before so I can breeze through the airport…still going to take more than 3 hours to get there but I have learned patience and with a book to read, it’s no big deal…still have lots of details to get ready but with 5 days to do it, no problem…I did see the turkeys on the 2nd ride today and they are just huge…and they pay no attention to me just like the deer and I think that’s cool…going to be warm in Virginia and Italy so I’m only bringing a couple of light fleeces and can layer under them if I need it…and I can hit the library for the books I need Tues or Wed since I get them for three weeks and I’ll be back here on the 4th to take them back…starting to get excited about going and seeing my daughter for the first time since the UK trip 3 years ago…and get to spend some time with her…going to be fun…