Thirty-six Hours until I leave for Costa Rica!

Okay, so . . . .
I leave for Costa Rica the day after tomorrow at ZERO DARK THIRTY.  In the meantime I made this gift for our contact person in Costa Rica who has been SO helpful and SO accommodating.

I just finished it this evening, which gives the polyurethane time to dry before I pack it.  I am in the process of trying to get things together and discovered to my utter chagrin that my suitcase will NOT do.  I bought the one I needed for weekend trips to conferences - - so I could carry-on and not deal with checking baggage.  It is just too small and I have to buy a larger one.  Weird problem the day before a trip!!