My first official day of summer vacation was spent traveling from Caracas to Washington state. It began at 3:40 AM with a quick repacking of suitcases to evenly distribute the weight. The cab came at 4:00. After a delay in Miami and another delay in Chicago, my only book ran out of words early. I spent time enjoying the view as we floated across the heart-land. The delays put me into Seattle several hours late and I was happy to see my parents waiting. The drive down to Vancouver made it an official door-to-door, 24+ hour travel day. Unfortunately my luggage didn't catch up with me for another 36 hours.