The trip home begins

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Here we sit in Shelter Bay Marina after having hauled and painted the bottom contemplating the trip ahead. Although exciting it is sad to be ending this phase of our last 5 years sailing the Carribean. We will be leaving behind an army of new friends from all over the world who have experienced this wonderful country with us. We take with us hours and hours of memories. Each and every stop held exciting new people, foods, cultures, wildlife and friendships. We learned to be self-sufficient and frugal something we would never have learned safe and warm at home working 24 x 7 with two cars, 3 bedroom home, a TV on every floor, internet cable, etc....

As is the case for many of our friends we travel back to New Bern, NC, USA to a marina where we will live for a while in order to take care of elderly parents. There is no course in our schools that prepares us for the end of our parents lives. A nurse friend put it simply, "no matter what decision you make regarding the care of elderly parents you will always feel it was the wrong one so just go with your heart". That seems to be so very true.

Now that decision is made we turn to provisioning, saying goodbye and planning the trip home. We will travel slowly to miss hurricanes north and east of here. We hope to see some of Honduras, Belize, etc. as we travel. The following blogs will be the story of that trip. Come with us and enjoy. Attached are pictures of Halloween which just passed here in Shelter Bay.

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Photos

My friend Lili and I pose for pictures
Lili is dressed in the typical Kuna Indian dress. The blouse has a "mola" sewn to it. The mola is very popular with cruisers and tourists.

Dos Gringos entertain
Roger of Sandcastle on the right, Steve of Liward in the middle have performed on every island we visited in the San Blas. Larry of Miss Kathleen joins in the fun

Comments

[Liward]

Great Blog
Hey Linda and Hutch, Great start to your blog. We won't miss you so much because we'll be able to see what you are up to! Keep up the good work. We'll see you in a few weeks. Don't use up all the fun

[Scott]

Repatriation
If your going back to GA. . . . where will your boat stay?

[Ken]

Trip Home
Every ending is a new beginning. Excited about having you close to us again. Love you guys.

[Sandcastle27]

Where will we be?
Actually, we will live on the boat in Bern, NC while making trips to my mom and NH to try and help out. Then when no longer needd, we wil return to the islands.

[Sandcastle27]

Hurry up!
Can't wait till you get here. Lots more fun to be had.