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Home Again 10 Months Later: Photos 42 to 49
North America » United States » Washington » Port Townsend
December 11th 2006 by Waltzing Matilda
November 10 - December 10, 2006
Arches National Park, near Moab, Utah - Port Townsend, Wash.
25,796 miles wraps up our road trip
2,097 miles this final leg
At 3 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Nov. 17, Matilda crossed into the original time zone from whence she came, and well after dark at 7:30 p.m., we crossed the state border between Idaho and Washington and were HOME!
Our road trip officially ended a few days later, on Nov. 20, when we pulled into the driveway of Jeff’s parents’ house in Coulee City, Wash. We thought the Thanksgiving holidays made a convenient endpoint for our travels. Our year-long sabbatical continues, but there'll be no more wandering for Waltzing Matilda. We worked our way to Port Townsend a couple of weeks later over very familiar territory, and in separate vehicles, in fact.
Time to send that skeptic in North Carolina a postcard from Port Townsend to let her know we completed our 10-month road trip and still want to be married to each other! Laura, if you’re reading this, know that we not only finished, we finished just in the nick of time.
Because less than 24 hours
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December 12th 2006 - Josh, Sarah & the girls: welcome home!
Welcome home from your drive-about! Looking forward to some in-person supplemental story-telling. Glad to hear you made it back safe and sound, though not without some heartache along the way. (Sorry to hear about that.) Congratulations!
December 12th 2006 - Michael Burns: Welcome Home
Happy that you all made it and now have eclipsed all records for seemingly trouble free driving in a VW van. You may also have set the record formost freinds visited in places unlikely.
I hope you learned how much there is to see, how many there are to meet, and why a trip may be over, but a journey never ends.
Stay well. I hope to see you out there again.
December 14th 2006 - Dad and Mom: Welcome Home
Well, you made it in grand fashion. We, of course, are glad to have you back home but we know the trip was worth every minute of the adventure. We think there must be a book with all the beautiful photos and write up's. Time will tell about that. As you reflect back on the journey and all the people you met along the way, it will be hard to say what was the most inspiring or meaningful. In time, it will all melt together as one of the most important things you did in your life. We look forward to hearing more and more of the tales as time permits and to reflect on the personal growth you have had along the way. Love, Dad and Mom
December 15th 2006 - Chuck Henry: Home, safe
Glad to have you home safely, with the adventure of a lifetime tucked in, and all that remains is (and this is just my own idea, of course) to write a book about it. Bet you hadn't thought of that. We have enjoyed vicariously all that you have done, seen, sung and played, and imagine you have plans for more Great Adventures. Congratulations and welcome home. Chuck
January 4th 2007 - Molly McCarthy: welcome home
Shelly - Its been just a treat following your travels these last months. Welcome home!
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Snowmobile Refueling
Normal snowfall on Snoqualmie Pass between eastern and western Washington. Crossing the Cascade Range is always a little hairy in winter!
Jeff Shoveling
Abnormal snowfall in western Washington on Nov. 26. You may have heard about the storm that greeted us to our side of the mountains. This is Jeff shoveling the steps at Shelly's parents' house in Anac... [more]
In Memory: My Uncle Clark
On Nov. 25, five days after our road trip ended, my uncle Clark died of a sudden heart attack and all our thoughts shifted to him and his family.
Clark's Service
On Dec. 3, more than 150 friends and family gathered on Vashon Island to celebrate Clark's life. And a full and joyous one it was. He will be greatly missed.
Shelly's Sister Nora
To end on a happier note, we got to be with Nora on her 26th birthday, which also happened to be Dec. 3. And we are glad she has recently moved to Seattle. When we started her trip, she was living in ... [more]
Friends' New Vanagon
And we're so thrilled that friends of ours in Bellingham purchased a VW Vanagon ASI (close cousin to a Westfalia) in the past year. Now we can go camping together! Stacey shows off Matilda's mate.
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December 12th 2006 - Josh, Sarah & the girls: welcome home!
Welcome home from your drive-about! Looking forward to some in-person supplemental story-telling. Glad to hear you made it back safe and sound, though not without some heartache along the way. (Sorry to hear about that.) Congratulations!
December 12th 2006 - Michael Burns: Welcome Home
Happy that you all made it and now have eclipsed all records for seemingly trouble free driving in a VW van. You may also have set the record formost freinds visited in places unlikely.
I hope you learned how much there is to see, how many there are to meet, and why a trip may be over, but a journey never ends.
Stay well. I hope to see you out there again.
December 14th 2006 - Dad and Mom: Welcome Home
Well, you made it in grand fashion. We, of course, are glad to have you back home but we know the trip was worth every minute of the adventure. We think there must be a book with all the beautiful photos and write up's. Time will tell about that. As you reflect back on the journey and all the people you met along the way, it will be hard to say what was the most inspiring or meaningful. In time, it will all melt together as one of the most important things you did in your life. We look forward to hearing more and more of the tales as time permits and to reflect on the personal growth you have had along the way. Love, Dad and Mom
December 15th 2006 - Chuck Henry: Home, safe
Glad to have you home safely, with the adventure of a lifetime tucked in, and all that remains is (and this is just my own idea, of course) to write a book about it. Bet you hadn't thought of that. We have enjoyed vicariously all that you have done, seen, sung and played, and imagine you have plans for more Great Adventures. Congratulations and welcome home. Chuck
January 4th 2007 - Molly McCarthy: welcome home
Shelly - Its been just a treat following your travels these last months. Welcome home!
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