I got up at 7:30 and had an English muffin and tea with Daryl.  My camping gear was packed in my black duffel bag which I inserted in my large red duffel bag.  I stuffed the remaining space with clothes.  I also put my large pack in and carried on my daypack and briefcase.  The red bag is a monster. 

Daryl followed me to Asheville.  I dropped my 4Runner off at Jim Barkley Toyota for repair.  Elise will get it later.  Daryl took me to the airport where I picked up an Avis rental car – one-way for $65.00.  Beats the hell out of Delta’s $813 round-trip fare!

I drove to Brevard and picked up some film and a battery at Wal-Mart before going to my office to do some last minute odds-and-ends.  I left town around 12:15 and took 281 down to 11 to I-85 to Hartsfield.  I was glad to be rid of the red bag at check-in.  My Delta flight to Miami left on time.  I read “Twenty Blue Devils” the whole way.  I sat around the Miami airport for nearly four hours before my American Airlines flight left for La Paz.  Incredibly, AA didn’t screw anything up.  The 6½-hour flight was quiet and uneventful.  I read some and slept about 4 hours.