Unrequited love

This morning was spent pulling everything apart and putting it back together again... a puzzle of cables, bits and pieces, each part with a purpose.

Below is a picture of one part of the package we're bringing, for stills photography:

If you follow my photography, you'll notice a conspicuous absence: my pride & joy, a Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM lens. I shipped it a month ago for service. Canon first forgot it, then couldn't fix it in time, couldn't replace it, then forgot to return it to me. I do believe this is the furthest my patience has been tested in some time (/understated frustration)

In other news, I'm getting a haircut. Momentous, I know -- those local to Vancouver will rejoice at the news... searing the eyes of little African children is not the impression I'd like to leave in Rwanda.

Our care group meets tonight to send us off in style. Chris and I will spend tomorrow packing and collecting the last few items we need, and Friday we leave. A 12:55pm flight out of YVR on AC830. I've gotten to know the stewardesses quite well on this particular leg. They're a nasty bunch.

Jesse & Lyn are lucky enough to fly a brand-new 777 out of San Francisco, leaving about the same time and meeting up with us a few minutes behind at London Heathrow. We'll do some planning at Starbucks, hit the Apple store near Picadilly circus, and travel on to Nairobi and Kigali. If all goes well, we should arrive in Rwanda early-AM (pacific) on Sunday.

If you're praying for us, you can pray that all the details that come together in the last few hours will go smoothly; safety for us and our equipment; good rest & health as we travel; and favour with the customs agents and any other authorities we meet along the way.

I'll try to post before we leave, and again from London. Thanks for being a part of our trip.

-- Trevor.