Sunday, April 27. Calm seas, blue sky, F 78.
One more sleep, if we can indeed, sleep
I find it hard to believe that we are actually coming to and end to this seemingly endless voyage. What a life we have had the last 3 1/2 months, my gosh, we have been living in a dream world completely unrelated to the real world that faces us in less than 24 hours.
Enough of this soft life, I yearn for those gray, dreary, drizzly days of life at home. Sure you do Doug. Regardless, home is where the heart is and ours happens to be in our home and garden that we are looking so forward to seeing. I wonder if we will have the energy to go out in the garden around midnight, [when we get home], or will I wait till first light on Tuesday morning. Methinks the latter, with our tea and coffee before the hustle-bustle starts to happen.
Today was another very productive day with much accomplished and a very relaxing day as well. The DHL labels were in our door letterbox at 5.30 AM, a good start. Soon Jack arrived with our tea and coffee. A short read for Fellette and some balcony time alone for Doug thinking about our good fortune and wonderful life we seem to have. Fellette joined me and we watched the sun slowly peek up over the horizon heralding another great day at sea as we bee-lined for Fort Lauderdale at a steady 18.2 knots.
We had a bite to eat and took in the last church service, then back to the room to finish the packing. I am always a little apprehensive until I see everything in a suitcase or carry-on. It seems to have worked. I continue to be amazed at how Fellette plans it all, down to the clothes for days ahead even to our vitamins set out for tomorrow, their containers packed. Later we changed over our wallets and money to what we carry at home and ready for whatever on the route home.
We had a last drink with Jim and gail in the Crow's Nest before dinner and then an absolutely wonderful dinner with our table mates. The conversation and the laughter was a treasure to hold onto in later years. As I said before, this was the best table we have had with strangers in our many years of travel.
After dinner we had our next door neighbours, Janet and Jay in to view some 100 Mile Cabin pictures we had mentioned and they were interested in. We then spent some time looking at some of their pictures and their iPad. An unbelievable house and summer place they have.
All in all it was a wonderful day and evening. We said goodbye to folks that we have lived with for 16 weeks and in most cases will never see again. Isn't life amazing?
Tomorrow morning will be somewhat hectic as people have early flights to get to and there will be scant time for farewells then.
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Son Wally is picking us up at the airport. We have a house sitter, Emily staying at our home along with her parents right now so we will be quiet when we sneak in late at night. I am really looking forward to that morning tea and a stroll around the garden with Fellette, maybe it will be raining, but who cares?
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Tomorrow's blog may be somewhat delayed, or missing. It depends upon the internet connection and my perseverance the next 30 hours!
Pics.
- Jack has been doing my job the last 112 days!
- Happy with a good book.
- Watching old sol pop up at sea, always pleasurable.
- DHL labels, the end is near!
- Miles away from full circle, about 35,000 nautical miles this trip.
- The map came down this morning as well.
- Shipping by DHL, plus another yet to come.
- In our hall.
- Goodbye Jim and Gail. When will we meet again?
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