Day 19: Panama City Beach, Florida
January 13, 2024: Saturday
At 5:15 am, I woke up. Made coffee and watched the local news. The others woke up, and we packed up. I walked to the parking garage, worried that some mixup might have led to the towing of our van. Or that it wouldn’t start. But I needn’t have worried. She was there, and she started.
I drove to the hotel and picked up Mirna and Nelson. Then we drove six hours back to the condo.
I love trips for vacation, but coming home is equally euphoric. It was so nice to see my two daughters and three grandkids.
Our plans have changed as a result of the MRI. I will stay on in the US, awaiting the biopsy and its results. Probably at least through mid-February. Mirna will fly home (Honduras) in a few days with the kids so they can resume classes. Cassie will drive back to Maryland to resume her last semester of classes of her MA program. Nelson will fly to Ft. Meyers, Florida and spend a few days with Mirna’s brother, Henry, before flying back to El Salvador.
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