Only a few hours until we leave for the airport! What started out as an afterthought, ended up being a very successful project. Since we planned to only take a carry on, and we are allowed on free checked bag, I decided I'd collect some clothes to take down and donate to the locals. Well, when I started telling people about it, it totally snowballed. Because I have a lot of friends with kids and received a lot of kids clothes, I located an orphanage in the city and emailed the director. As it turns out, they work closely with IHS, which is the organization we are going with, and they will be meeting us at our welcome banquet. I ended up getting about 80 lbs of clothes and shoes to take down, and I know Cris also collected some! THANK YOU everyone for your generosity---you are going to make a lot of kids happy! Here is a link to the website for the orphange: http://www.helpinghonduraskids.org Here are some pictures I took of some of the donated stuff and also the packed bags. If there was one thing I learned in the military, it is make your bag easy to identify, hence the PINK duct tape. (It also helps to repair minor rips too, but I am pretty sure you will never see any of that on Rick's bag!) :)