Here we go

 The past 2 days have been a whirlwind of excitement and fun. We explored San Diego yesterday and loved it. Met an airline pilot/surfer on the beach who gave us the grand welcome, met Bill, the sandcastle man, who builds award -winning castles, ate delicious Mexican food, and spent the evening with dear friends who drove down from Encinitas.  

Today we woke up early and went to the bus loading area with hundreds of other students, parents, and lifelong learners.  TV crews were interviewing people. If you could have bottled the energy in that place you could power the whole country! We were nervous, excited, scared, thrilled, overwhelmed, bewildered, and overjoyed all at once.

We boarded the buses and headed to the border with Mexico. 

Once in Ensenada, we boarded the ship! I almost wept with delight. We checked into our rooms and went to lunch where a seagull promptly grabbed Charlie's roll! We've already met incredible people. And  I can't wait to meet everyone else! The kids have already made friends too -- a huge answer to prayer. 

Heading to the lifeboat drill so I'll keep this short!