Friday, February 4th

Norm Zimmerman, Bob Streeper, Ev Petersen, Dave Hagan, Jay Wiebold and Hunter Smith arrived at the CR Airport at 9:30. Security took a VERY detailed look in checked luggage, to make sure everything was safe to fly. By splitting like-items between bags, you reduce the risk of an entire category of products not arriving in the case of missing luggage. The group flew from CR to Fort Lauderdale. Since I was in Florida already, Rita and I drove to Fort Lauderdale  and picked them up at the airport, stopped for supper and went to the motel. We talked until 10 or 10:30, sharing stories, questions and concerns about the trip. I tried to give everyone a heads-up about filling out forms, getting through customs, getting our luggage and getting to the van. We went to bed in anticipation of a very early morning.