A Long Night.......

We finally made it..........to LA that is. After a very long day/night that started Friday morning at 11am and ended just around noon today(Saturday). It has been a long time since I have pulled an all-nighter, actually back in college finishing a final paper.

Kirkland, Kaylee and Tammy are actually taking a quick "power" nap right now as I type at 2:46pm local time. I am wired, after all, it has been an unbelievable two months and we are in Los Angeles right now and only minutes from Dodger Stadium. Actually, we are more like an hour or more away. We quickly learned you avoid the 405(San Diego Fwy) as much as possible.

After their quick nap we are going to drive down to Malibu, Santa Barbara and then thru Beverly Hills. Hopefully, some good photos will follow, although the smog is everything you have heard it was. Hardly a chance to take a good aerial or long range photo, way too much smog.

The flights were good, no turbulence at all. We left Anchorage early this morning(Saturday) at 1:55am and got in to San Fran around 7:30am. We picked up our bags and jetted back to the Southwestern terminal for a 9:10am flight to Los Angeles. Yes, it has been a long night. We spent six hours in the Anchorage airport because our bus driver had another last minute duty to fulfill. No worries, we all shared some good memories of a great summer.

It was tough seeing the guys take off in San Fran. I know some will stay in touch and I will perhaps even see some of them one day somewhere else across the country. They all left....back to Oregon, Texas, Penn., San Diego, Alabama, NC, Illinois, Louisiana, Tennessee, Florida and even Georgia. I wish them all the best this upcoming year and hope they stand tall in all that they learned and were challenged with this summer. Some left stronger in the Christian walk and one even left a brand new believer as of last week. The wins were few, but the memories, decisions and life lessons were numerous and will never fade.

I will try and update after our tour of LA tonight. Can't make any promises though. I am going to grab a quick "power" nap before we take off as well. Tonight will be a good sleep!

Quick note......the guys and Kirkland played the "dollar man" trick again in the airport. One guy actually dove for the dollar bill on the floor. Check some of the earlier posts to see the "dollar man" in action. I might link it next time, too sleepy now.