Tomorrow I\’m homeward bound. It\’s a beautiful morning here in Spokane: in the low 50s; and bright and clear. Back home in New Orleans, it\’s already 85 degrees; and the humidity is 72%! I\’m surprised that the humidity here in Spokane is currently just as high; but it doesn\’t feel as cold as N.O. does at a comparable temperature. Weather is weird.

This morning I\’m doing my laundry, so I won\’t be hauling home a load of unwashed clothes. I don\’t want to have to do laundry my first day back home; and I need to go to the supermarket, anyway.

I have quite a long shopping list, because I\’m sure there won\’t be much food from the fridge and freezer that I can keep. Pickles and olives; and soy sauce and vinegar, are probably OK.

It will be good to get on a real bicycle again, even if it\’s only to ride to the store. My panniers will be well loaded; but I\’ve done that before. After I\’m back from grocery shopping, I can go for a spin on the road bike; and then I must start cooking stuff to freeze.

But I\’m getting ahead of myself. I have to pack my suitcase; and I may need to ship some of my stuff home, such as the extra pair of sneakers I bought here. I hope I can check that bag; when I made my reservation online, I somehow missed that part; and I haven\’t figured out how to pre-check a bag.

I\’m glad I don\’t go home through DFW; that place is humongous! On my way here, I barely had time to make my connection. Homeward bound, I\’ll have over an hour; so maybe I won\’t have to rush so much.