Blogs from Clifton Park, New York, United States, North America

We are enjoying our time in the US with family. We are getting settled into somewhat of a routine but find that we still have not gotten used to the bundling up, allowing more time to uncover the car from the snowfall the night before or scraping off the ice on the windshield. We have had some time with some members of both Bob and Janice’s family since being back. We both have been spending time with the physical therapist office. Bob finished up on a Wednesday last week and Janice started the next day! We both had started to do some exercises at a local gym and Janice decided to inflict some injury to her left shoulder so PT was the answer. Fortunately with only a couple of treatments she is feeling an improvement. Luckily ... read more

Back in the USA-being gone for just over a year doesn't seem that long, but it feels like a long time. I'm not sure why, it may be that our new life (sailing the Caribbean) is so radically different from life back in the USA. From the moment we landed in Newark, New Jersey it was as if someone had changed the speed on the record player from 331/3 to 78 (my apologies to those of you who don't remember record players). Just walking through the airport you can immediately see how everyone else is driven and moving at this incredibly fast pace and we're being sucked right along with them. Janice was the one who noticed it first and suggested that we stop, sit down and get a cup of coffee. This gave both of ... read more