This is the current state of my room:

But wait, there’s more…
Perhaps the current state of my mind and spirit as well. But shortly after these were taken there was some calling people, some praying with people, some peace, and then an awesome productivity stroke. It gives me a little hope that most of the other ‘Racers’ appear to be in the same state as I am. Current team blogs consist of a lot of ‘overwhelmed.’ We all meet up for training in a week. I’m sure after that it will all be a little better. Until then, however, is going to be a sprint. Please pray that the details and I will get along.
In the chaos though, I found this:
which is what started all this craziness. I bought this map a couple years ago and started scouting out spots I wanted to go to (pink tabs). The black circles are where I AM going (!). I’m thoroughly pleased and thankful for the significant overlap, though the Antarctic Peninsula (what was I thinking?) will have to wait for another excursion.