(4/28/09) 6:37 am Palau | 2:37 pm LADay 1 in Palau I found the crackers and ate them slowly. At some point I finally fell asleep for about an hour. When we arrived in Palau, a young Japanese girl/woman who was sitting in the aisle seat went up into the storage bin and took down my carry-on; I kind of panicked and said, "That's mine" to which she replied, "I know" and smiled and proceeded to hand it to me. I thanked her profusely (I forgot to ...

8:27 am LAX - 4/26/09 | 12:27 pm Palau - 4/27/09Day of flying and airportsWoke up around 5:30 am and checked my e-mails before getting dressed. Put last minute items in my luggage and then we took the dogs for a very short walk. I was feeling nervous about the time, and whether I'd get to the Van Nuys Flyaway/to the airport 2 hours before my flight. Bus was waiting to go and I made it on the 7:15 ride. Christine, the bus driver, was a hoot (at least I found her ...

Well, I'm all packed and ready to go (I think/hope). Right now the only last minute item will be my cell phone charger. I plan on making a few calls this evening and will charge the phone up over night. I'm super excited and hoping that I'll be able to sleep tonight. Can't take anything strong to help as I have to wake up pretty early to get to the Van Nuys FlyAway for around 7 am, to be at the airport 2 hours ahead of the flight. With all that spare time I'll b...