Nancy's Trip Home
I decided to take a quick trip home to visit my family while Steve stayed on the boat in Bundaberg. It was very strange being on the other side of the world from Stephen after spending a year and a half side by side. I felt like I was missing a limb. I kept checking the blog to see what he was doing (even though we were keeping in touch by email) and there was nothing there. Now I know why people complain when we don’t update the blog regularly. Sorry about that. We will try to do better.
The flights home went smoothly but the shear length of the trip made it clear to me how far we had come. One would think that moving at 6 nautical miles/hour for the last year and a half that we couldn’t get that far, but apparently we did.
My parents and sister met me at the Toronto airport with the classic welcome home signs and drove me home through a beautiful Winter Wonderland. There had just been a large snowfall and everything was blanketed in white.
My first evening there, the electricity went out in the middle of cooking dinner. (We’re not sure why. There wasn’t THAT much snow.) My Dad had to finish cooking dinner outside on the BBQ in subzero weather. It was a classic Canadian moment.
My parents had been kind (and brave) enough to loan me their car during my visit. Not only had I not driven for a year and a half but winter driving in Canada is always a bit of a circus with freezing rain and drifting snow and black ice. Thankfully, there were no incidents and I returned the car all in one piece.
I spent most of my time with my parents and my two sisters just hanging out. I also visited Steve’s family and a few close friends. It was wonderful to be able to sit and chat and take up where we left off as if no time had passed. However, when I visited Steve’s sister Heather and our friends Lori and Rob who had both had babies in the last year, and when I saw our nieces and nephews, it really hit me that time is not standing still while we are gone.
While I was home, I picked up lots of boat parts that we couldn’t get or were too expensive in Australia.. I kept receiving emails from Stephen adding to the list of things to bring back. My luggage was much heavier on the way back then when I left. (That big jug of Maple Syrup was pretty heavy too but we will enjoy every ounce). The other thing I picked up while I was home was a classic winter cold. That I didn’t need.
I really enjoyed the cold weather and all the snow but it felt great to return to the 30 heat and Stephen of course. When I first arrived on Toboggan after 2 weeks of being spoiled in houses, it looked really small as if it had shrunk while I was away but by the next day, it felt like home again.
The flights home went smoothly but the shear length of the trip made it clear to me how far we had come. One would think that moving at 6 nautical miles/hour for the last year and a half that we couldn’t get that far, but apparently we did.
My parents and sister met me at the Toronto airport with the classic welcome home signs and drove me home through a beautiful Winter Wonderland. There had just been a large snowfall and everything was blanketed in white.
My first evening there, the electricity went out in the middle of cooking dinner. (We’re not sure why. There wasn’t THAT much snow.) My Dad had to finish cooking dinner outside on the BBQ in subzero weather. It was a classic Canadian moment.
My parents had been kind (and brave) enough to loan me their car during my visit. Not only had I not driven for a year and a half but winter driving in Canada is always a bit of a circus with freezing rain and drifting snow and black ice. Thankfully, there were no incidents and I returned the car all in one piece.
I spent most of my time with my parents and my two sisters just hanging out. I also visited Steve’s family and a few close friends. It was wonderful to be able to sit and chat and take up where we left off as if no time had passed. However, when I visited Steve’s sister Heather and our friends Lori and Rob who had both had babies in the last year, and when I saw our nieces and nephews, it really hit me that time is not standing still while we are gone.
While I was home, I picked up lots of boat parts that we couldn’t get or were too expensive in Australia.. I kept receiving emails from Stephen adding to the list of things to bring back. My luggage was much heavier on the way back then when I left. (That big jug of Maple Syrup was pretty heavy too but we will enjoy every ounce). The other thing I picked up while I was home was a classic winter cold. That I didn’t need.
I really enjoyed the cold weather and all the snow but it felt great to return to the 30 heat and Stephen of course. When I first arrived on Toboggan after 2 weeks of being spoiled in houses, it looked really small as if it had shrunk while I was away but by the next day, it felt like home again.
posted by tobogganride at 3:50 PM
2 Comments:
hi nancy and steve im a freind of stew,your brother, i was asking him if there were any chance of you needing a crew person on some part of the trip back to canada. i have a boat sitting in toronto that i need to move but i have no offshore experience,lived in victoria,bc for 22 years have sailed in that area,so looking for a way of getting my feet on ther ground,anyway my e mail adress is sflowzz@hotmail.com. i am in taiwan at present but have to be back in toronto this summer. if there is anything possible get back to me,thanks
hi nancy and steve im a freind of stew,your brother, i was asking him if there were any chance of you needing a crew person on some part of the trip back to canada. i have a boat sitting in toronto that i need to move but i have no offshore experience,lived in victoria,bc for 22 years have sailed in that area,so looking for a way of getting my feet on ther ground,anyway my e mail adress is sflowzz@hotmail.com. i am in taiwan at present but have to be back in toronto this summer. if there is anything possible get back to me,thanks
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