Final Odometer Reading: 6,113 Miles (Livingston, NJ)

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So on July 15, we pulled into the driveway of my parents home in Livingston, NJ. Road trip complete. The contented feeling of returning home and reaching your final destination after an extended vacation is a good one. As I mentioned at the beginning of this road trip series of blogs, NJ was not the culmination of this adventure. I now write you from Göteborg (that's Gothenburg in English) where school and city life have begun. So far so good, but huge chunks of our hearts remain in Kauai, NJ and Halmstad with the mountains, oceans, friends and family we love and miss so much. Sending you all love and aloha!

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Photos

Road Trip Complete!
Well that was epic!!! There's a lot to see in that big country of ours.

Comments

[John Erwin]

Glad you made it to Sweden OK
You must being going thru a lot of adjustment to school and living in Sweden but it sounds like it is going well. Adina - were you able to get into the OT or PT school? We sure hope so. You will be great at it. You have the kind of personality that is needed to work with folks in rehabilitation. Our humingbirds are still here but there days are numbered. We seem to have fewer of them every day. For excitement, we have a black bear that comes up on the back deck and tries to drink the sugar water. WE guess he or she is a yearling and is about 300 lbs. We try to remember to take the feeders in but when we don't, we suffer his wrath - he has already destroyed 3 feeders and the hanging posts too - he rips the welds right off the steel and separates the hook from its mounting bracket. When I confront him, he or she huffs and puffs and eventually goes down the steps and over the neighbors house in search of sunflower seeds. We are still enjoying "summer" with nights in the 40s and days in the 70s but we know our days are numbered. I have enough firewood to get us through 3 winters. We have succeeded in selling both condos in Colorado so the next step is to make an offer on the place in Princeville. We could be Kauai owners 2-3 weeks from now. Best Wishes, John and Deb

[Bronstein]

Hi John! Congrats regarding the condos! Kauai and the Rockies is the way to live if you ask me! Adina got into the same school as me and into the OT program - her first choice! See you in Princeville!

[AT]

Mahalo
Thanks for sharing your wonderful adventure with all of us. Was right there with you. Very well done with your descriptive text, comments and photos. Looking forward to more posts in the future Big E and A!

[Ann Luckett]

Wonderful adventure
Loved sharing your experiences. You write so well. Keep sending updates now and then - I'd love to hear about school. What are you studying? Hard to imagine you all settled in in Sweden. How is your Swedish...I imagine it isn't the easiest language to master. I'll keep you posted on PLP.