22hrs and counting...

My bags are packed, I'm ready to go. Yes, the content count of my backpack has soared from zero to something like 30 times my body weight... I can see this is going to get interesting. I'm going to be the most generous tourist ever pretty soon. I'll be the one giving away my clothes, bug spray, vitamins... peanut butter, whatever it takes to lighten the load.

So Michaelle and I leave tomorrow night from Toronto -- straight 8hr flight to Lima, arriving in the early hours of Saturday morning. Here's a preview of Laura and Michaelle in Peru: We have a month pretty well planned (I'll disclose our route as we go, I don't want any crazy terrorists who follow my blog to be able to intercept us on our way, because, you know, our route is definately NOT predictable.... Oh, "they" probably scan the internet for the word "terrorist(s)".. oh, i said it again!!). Ok, sooo anyway, after the month things get kinda blurry. Michaelle sadly abandons me and returns to Canada while I (if things go as planned and I don't fall in love and get married and settle down) will mosey on up to Ecuador.

Its so exciting, I love the unpredictability of it... the spontaneity, the exploring and discovery. Oh, I'm gonna be so wise when I get back! haha... On that note, I think I'll conclude this posting by taking a moment to reflect on a thought from the brilliant and always thinking Jack Handy... I think this quotation captures very well what lies before me. He says:

"Maybe in order to understand mankind we have to look at that word itself. MANKIND. Basically, it's made up of two separate words "mank" and "ind." What do these words mean? It's a mystery and that's why so is mankind."

goodnight.