We finally made our historic journey back to N America only a couple of weeks ago. It was memorable journey in many ways some good, some bad ... after spending what seemed like 48 hrs of non-stop packing, invitations and goodbyes we both breathed a huge sigh of relief when we made our connecting flight and checked in at our hotel in Amsterdam at midnight. And why the sigh of relief at midnight when we were supposed to arrive at 7 and enjoy an evening swim in the hotel pool? Mainly due to horrible weather in both Aberdeen and Amsterdam (it was a miracle our flight wasn't cancelled to begin with), a small mountain of luggage that was nearly impossible to manage with only the 2 of us plus the two kids, a poorly Oliver, ill with the flu although he was a very good trooper for the entire trip.
After managing only a few hours of sleep, amassing our mountain of luggage again and missing out on our favourite fast food spot on the continent, Febo (anyone who will travel to Amsterdam in the future will need to check it out), we miraculously made our next flight and had our second huge sigh of relief when we eventually met up with Nana at the airport. So a new chapter begins for us and although sad to leave the UK we are also glad to be back home.
3 comments:
You're HOME!! I have to say that picking you all up at the Seattle airport on your way back to Canada was the highlight of the Holidays. Words can't describe how fun that was. The next few days were dubbed 'Sleepless in Seattle' as all of you got used to the new time zone and tried to deal with little boys who didn't know where they were. But now that you're back in Canada everyone seems to be in synch.
Welcome Welcome Home!
A truly herculean effort. It's great to have you back on this side of the pond. You've had an amazing 5 year adventure. It will be good to see you more often, but we'll miss our visits to the mother country.
Luv,
Gramps
January 29, 2010 5:52 AM
i love this pic! What a trip that must have been!
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