Leaving, on a jet plane....

The trip from Connecticut to Austin was long, but really lovely. After dropping inmyriadbits off in New York - and helping her move into summer housing (for 4 HOURS - but okay, really, I owed her for helping me move. Lindsey, I hope you enjoy the fridge), we took a route along I-81 and the Appalachians, which was absolutely gorgeous. In Virginia, we rolled the windows down and the air smelled like the honeysuckle growing on the roadside.

We also ran into some unfortunate weather, all while I was driving. Heavy rain forced us to stop early on Wednesday night, and then we ran into a heavy fog bank in South Carolina. I thought that was the scariest part of the trip - twenty minutes of not being able to see more than 20 feet in front of the car, with lots of semis on the highway in front and behind me - until I almost hit a deer in Texas on Thursday night (or early Friday morning?). Crazy doe was right in the middle of my damn lane! I manage to dodge, but had a bit of hysterical laughter afterwards. Jesus, not fun at all.

I am leaving for the Bahamas in about 4 hours, hooray! I will return with pictures, if my camera behaves.