Half gone

I know, some people think I've been half gone for a long time, but I'm referring to the family. Half of us left Tbilisi a few hours ago. Micah had another X-ray done, and it was almost all clear, and he's feeling much better, so he and Jane are headed for Istanbul, followed by (in whatever order they come to them--my geography's a but hazy in the region) Macedonia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Austria, Germany. Noah and I are envious of their itinerary, if not of the several straight days of bus and train travel. But it will get Micah to Berlin safely, and he and Jane have the time. (Micah has also made that journey before, so it's familiar to him.) Meanwhile, Noah and I fly out of Tbilisi around 3:30 am (which, oddly, is when most flights leave Tbilisi!), going to Berlin via Riga. I'll fly home from there tomorrow (via New York), and Noah will follow on Friday (via Reykjavik). It felt odd to split up the family after so much time together, but we talked it all through extensively, and all agreed that this was the way that made the most sense for us.

I promise, still, to add some Georgian photos once I get out of Georgia (where it's very expensive to use my iPhone with its photos for these posts).

So, thanks for the prayers--the health ones seem to have been answered, and now it's just the diverse travels.