We are slowly adjusting to life at home. Yesterday I struggled with the microwave (forgot how to use the power settings) and the very first thing I've "cooked" in over three months (oatmeal) boiled over. First thing in the morning I was cleaning the microwave.
My clothes are unpacked; the "common" items (as we call them), i.e. snorkel gear, beach toys, collapsible coolers, sunscreens, etc. have not yet been unpacked, but we're making progress.
G spent a great deal of time yesterday starting cars and shoveling snow. He also made a quick run to the grocery store, and purchased enough for me to throw together a stew for yesterday's meals.
I've done laundry (multiple times), folded clothes, made a bed, washed dishes (also multiple times), and made a first pass through the mail. And cleaned the microwave.
Feeling totally settled is just a matter of time. Adjusting to the cold, dry air will be the same. Staying well through the transition is paramount.
But we are still basking in the warmth of thousands of wonderful memories of the times we had, the people we met and the things we saw during our 100 days in the Caribbean. I proclaim the trip a huge success; G, in typical military fashion, says we completed our mission successfully. :^| Either way, it's a good thing.
Did we grow tired of the islands, or life at sea? No, not once, not even a little. We LOVE the Caribbean, we don't feel that the islands are "all the same" as so many say. Each one is a bit different (some are VERY different) and we have our favorite things to do on each of them. Spending just one day a year on each island wouldn't even allow us to scratch the surface of all the things we want to do and see.
Will we do this again? Very probably, yes. Next year we have been thrown a curve ball by the Emerald Princess's scheduled dry dock in December, so our plans are anything but final at this point. But this we know for sure: we can cruise 100 consecutive days, and still love it as much on Day 100 as on Day 1. What's our limit? We'll keep trying to reach it.
Life IS good!
Travel Log: 60 island visits, 30 sea days, 10 turnaround days
34,485 miles sailed - almost 1.4 times around the world
