It's literally down to the hours now.
In the morning the eight people who have worked so hard to reach this point will load their vehicles, board their buses and check into their seats on their flights only to realize their goals are now within arms reach.
Our friends have wished us well, our family's have given their support and love, our mothers have made us recheck our bags and warned us about staying away from strange people/places. Our instructors have made us clear about the rules and reminded us of equipment to recheck and our travel agents have reminded us over and over not to miss our flights.
In the last hours I want to thank everyone who played a part in the planning of this expedition. The instructors, professors, work colleagues, students, family's, sponsors and all the friends of the group who made this possible and reminded us of why we love doing what we do.
It's easy to forget where that original excitement came from during stressful times. 8 months ago we sat in front of a computer with a digital image of planet earth in front of us. Pointing, zooming, rotating, researching and always laughing we felt like the entire world was at our finger tips.
Tomorrow planet earth is going to feel a whole lot smaller than the image we pulled up on that screen. Our promise to all the people involved and all the readers of this blog is to make the most of the journey and remember that the spirit of adventure lives on.
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