So this is my last night of wool socks, thick quilts, and heated corn bags until next December. The temperature in the Twin Cities tomorrow, when we leave, will be 7 degrees (windchill: -10). When we arrive on Saturday, Cape Town will be sitting pretty at 82. Is there a culture-shock equivalent for drastic weather change? I suppose we'll see. The cold has been something of a drag this week, but I know I'm probably going to miss winter at some point along the line (although 80-degree weather sounds fantastic right now).
My bags are all packed and weighed (48 pounds!), I've got my passport and itinerary set, and I've said most of my goodbyes. By this point, I'm itching to actually get on the plane and go. The trip is going to take us about two days, with an extra-long layover in London. My aunt has loaded me up with snacks and I have a new book to start on the trip, so maybe it'll just fly by. (Maaaybe.) We arrive in Cape Town at about ten in the morning and have all day to stave off 8 hours of jet lag-- we'll see how that goes. So long until Cape Town!
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