The bags are packed!!

The bags are packed and my mind is preparing for what is to come in 6 days. For the past week all I have been thinking about is packing my bags and boxes to ship and climbing even though I have already made my last outdoor climb in WA which, in typical Pacific Northwest fashion, got shutdown after two climbs when it started started to down pour. From then on I have been going to the gym at least one time   a day (thanks for the free month pass Seattle Bouldering Project!) and getting in a good climbing session before calling it a day. My goal is to be in good climbing shape by the time I arrive in Heidelberg and I feel like I'm on track for this goal because I haven't stopped climbing all the way through ski season making fitness easy to maintain. In all honesty I feel prepared to fly out today but this last week in Seattle will give me a few days to say goodbye before leaving again for who knows how long! :) Come Monday my travel plans should look like this:

The baggage!

1. An 8 hour flight in a cramped airbus to Amsterdam 
2. Five hour layover 
3. Flight to Frankfurt
4. Minivan to Heidelberg
5. Climbing in Shreisheim on Tuesday!

This sounds easy enough but all I can remember from the last time I went on this voyage was getting stuck in Philadelphia overnight in a Best Western because my flight came in too late for me to catch my connection. I can't imagine my flight coming in 5 hours late but if it does I can't think of a better place to get stuck than Amsterdam! Looking forward to the this European trip and a new stage for my life. Well have to wait and see how it goes!
-Owen

 The crazy family that is meeting me at the Airport, MY FAMILY!

-Owen