Well, the 2010 Camp Siberia team is on its way! The group left Seattle this morning for Moscow (with a very short stop-over at Dulles Airport in our nation’s capitol.)
Because today is a legal holiday and the normal early morning ferry was not running (ah, the joys of Island living!), one enterprising mom chartered a Kitsap Airporter bus to take the group to its 5:45 check-in time at Sea-Tac. What a great idea! The kids were able to sleep on the bus, but even so, were pretty bleary-eyed during check-in. That process went smoothly, thanks to Janie’s meticulous organization and the great help of Rochelle (our travel agent) and Laura (the United Airlines person assigned to see to our group.) The few parents who accompanied the kids on the bus tagged along as long as allowed through security and fielded questions from some curious passers-by about the red sweatshirts.
The kids were a little subdued as they left, but of course, it was still early in the morning and it’s just now hitting them that this adventure they’ve been anticipating is really upon them!
We will next hear from the group when they arrive at their hostel in Moscow, which should be Tuesday morning, Seattle time. The “phone tree” will be activated at that time. In the meantime, if I get any pictures of this morning’s departure, I’ll be sure to post them.
