We are coming to the end of our long trip. It will have been 7 weeks since we left Florida at the beginning of March, and we are talking about what we are going 'home' to, on the boat. Home definitely is where the bed pillows are, no matter what island or state that may be.
We have so enjoyed our time spent reconnecting with friends and family and celebrating milestones such as Poppa's 93rd birthday. Waz's dad is still chirpy and spry and though legally blind, he is active and still has all his marvels:) We took him out to a favorite Thai restaurant for dinner and they kindly gave him an ice-cream plate with Happy Birthday written in chocolate syrup and a single candle to blow out:) He lives independently in a 'group' house with his little poodle, Marcy (male).
Another highlight of the trip was getting together with the rellies (cousins and siblings) for Sunday brunch, last week. We had organized this gathering a long time ago, and all were present! Lovely to meet new family members (baby) and see how much all the children have grown.
Without the kindness and generosity of our special friends, we wouldn't be able to stay 'home' in NZ for this long, normally. Having given up our physical home to do what we are doing in the USA, we are persons of 'no fixed abode' in NZ. We thank them profusely, and have so enjoyed their company and hospitality.
This blog will be brief. I will 'finish' it when we are home in Florida and on the boat and have a few days to gather ourselves and consider the next move, as it were.
There really is way too much to tell, about our NZ trip and so much of it is personal, which I wont be sharing. Suffice to say, the trip has been fabulous in so many ways, and we are sad to leave our senior members and those closest and dearest.
Adieu until next week when we begin another chapter of our boat-bound lives.
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