Part 2 - Departure date - July 13

This post, also without pictures (sorry), will not be long.  Our group began arriving at the church before 8:00 PM.  We all met in the fellowship hall for an In-And-Out burger...... 

.....Then it was load-up time.  We were allowed one suitcase and one carry on (backpack).  In addition, we brought 25 large suitcases that held clothes, candy, VBS supplies and other items that we would be leaving in El Salvador.  So each of us took one of these large suitcase as our check-in piece of luggage.

On to Sacramento Airport, flying United.  Various church members drove us caravan-style to the airport and dropped us off.  Being that it was late into the evening and we were a bit early, there was no one else at the check-in counter.

So we quickly and efficiently got our things checked in.  We ended up checking in our personal luggage as well, at no cost.  Then we went through to the gate and had a little bit of relaxation time before we left around midnight.  This is where I will pick up with the next posting.

El Salvador Fun Fact - it is the only Central American country that has no border with the Gulf of Mexico