Ha! Blogging from the airport. They have internet terminals at the airport! We are ready to fly out – well, physically ready. Mentally I think we could stay another week or so. But the flight leaves in a bit so we’ll see you soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ha! Blogging from the airport. They have internet terminals at the airport! We are ready to fly out – well, physically ready. Mentally I think we could stay another week or so. 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