T-minus 2 days

Hi Everyone,

There's been a bit of a silence since the last blog. Last weekend on Friday we had a small going away at Scallywag's, one of my favourite neighbourhood spots. It went great, and ended up with a late night Sobey's run. $4 for a pie AND free ice cream! But even more importantly, Ami got to see an actual photo of Michelle Obama (thanks Shaheen!). Thanks to everyone who made it out.

The weekend was a bit downhill after that though. During the day on Friday I noticed some itchy spots on my arms which I didn't think too much about. By Saturday I had broken out entirely in hives, and was starting to get some major swelling in my hands and feet by late that night. Sunday we went to the clinic and got a Dr to look at me, and the best he could say is that it's an allergic reaction. My only guess to the source of it is that I had started putting flax seeds in my smoothies....lesson learned. We now have an Epi-Pen in case something like this happens on the trip, and we learned that Benadryl is a great sedative.

The rest of the week has been the expected and unexpected last minute errands. We're in Brampton right now with Ami's parents doing our last minute packing, and trying to make everything fit into our packs. It's nice to have some space to open our packs out and play with the contents, and as always the good food helps too.

I'm also getting excited about finally meeting Renzo's family. They have been nice enough to offer us their hospitality in Lima, which is the first stop of our trip. I lived with Renzo for three years - one year in....close quarters - and then we worked together for one year out of school as well. Somehow in all that time timing would have it that I was never around when they visited. It looks like my stint as Polkaroo is coming to a close.

Well that's it for tonight. It's time to sign off and get back to the packing.

Best,
Pravin and Ami