Alright, so we are here waiting in the Calgary airport waiting to complete our final leg back home. As we sit here, it is bitter sweet as we are completely overwhelmed with excitement to see our family and friends and celebrate Christmas with them but also a bit saddened that this 3 1/2 month experience is coming to an end. We all agree it will take years to fathom and truly appreciate what we have been so fortunate to see and do. The people we have met, the sights we have seen and the hurdles that we have overcome will not be forgotten and hope that they help shape us as people in years to come. We have been unbelievably blessed with the diversity of our travels- from vast, green lush rice fields to the whitest, finest sand beaches in the world to dormant volcanoes, from koala bears to whales and seals, kangaroos to wombats, 33 bus rides, 10 commercial planes, 2 skydiving planes, 1 helicopter to 15 boat transfers and 33 hostels, from the depths of Great Barrier Reef to 15,000 feet through the clouds, from Mount Kosciuszko to Mount Tongariro to the Franz Joseph Glacier, Crossing the 45th parallel to the place where the sun hits the earth first everyday, to the most easternly point in Australia, from the Tasman Sea to the Southern Sea, the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, from breathtaking temples to the most elaborate cathedrals, from surfing to skydiving, to scubadiving and snorkelling to bungy jumping, white-water rafting to rocksliding, sandboarding to abseiling, the hundreds of miles we walked together. And finally the most important, the time we have spent together, never leaving each others sides - more than 2400 hours. The trust, respect and loyalty that we have is like no other and can never be taken away from us. These times will always be cherished and will always bring a smile to our faces.
We also would like to thank each and every one of you for following our journey. You were our support and comfort at times and made us appreciate all our experiences. Thank you for letting us share it all with you. Looking forward to visiting with all of you and we will let you know when we have all of our pictures sorted out, we'll have a celebration with drinks and food for everyone!
This is the Tripod officially signing off....
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Thanks for the memories girlies, it was a blast, I'm sad it's over, but happy you're home, safe and sound!
ReplyDeleteBut I really think you should post 1 more time to give us the experience of being picked up from the airport, and how you dealt with the cold and the snow, I think that would be a great last blog!
But that's just me, I'm addicted! A blog whore if you will! lol
Have a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year
Glad you are home girls, and relieved that you had such a safe and amazing journey! See you in a few days!!
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