Today we fly Home
Suitcases were put out the night before with the new luggage tags.
We got up early, had our last great breakfast and packed our carry-on bags.
Travelers were assigned a special time for gathering in the Pacific Moon Lounge.
Ours was 8:20 am.
We all rec'd color tags, we were grey 4, and when our color tag was called we were escorted to a bus that took us to the airport in Vancouver. We checked in with no problem, and waited for departure to Toronto. First thing I did was get us both a Starbucks coffee! Then we noticed we were not seated together on the plane, so I asked if it could be changed, and it was. As we were flying East, my sister Immy and brother Herman were driving West. I waved at them, but they did not wave back. We arrived in Toronto in time, and my sister Henny picked us up at the airport. After a short visit with my dad, we drove to Brighton. Home early Sunday morning. Very pleasant not to have a hat and coat on this late at night.
The organization of the whole trip was amazing. The ship had 1200 crew members of which 460 were dedicated to our unforgettable dining experiences. 3400 passengers.
Later that day, our daughter Teresa, Richie, and Erin came down. Teresa made this lovely arrangement from icing. A belated great birthday gift. Can't think of a better way to end the blog than with beautiful flowers. Thank you, thank you Teresa.
Hi Alida & Marcel,
ReplyDeleteWelcome back, guess you are both home and getting some rest. Read your blog until the final one you were able to post. We're sure it was an exciting finale.
Spoke to Teresa this morning at Church, she showed us a picture of the beautiful cake she has made. I asked her to let you have a picture of it so you can send it on when you get time. I would like to show it to Krystal.
Glad you are home, take care.
"There is no place like home......YES??????"
ReplyDeleteHi Alida and Marcel,
ReplyDeleteJust looked at your blogs, all the photos are so stunning, hard to pick out the best ones. You must have been overwhelmed with all you have seen, I know we have been! Your camera sure worked overtime this time. Thank you for sharing we have really enjoyed being "with you"
Love Gwenda & Ken
Hi Gwenda and Ken
DeleteThanks for all your comments. We are happy to be home to our family and warmer weather. I took a total of 1902 pictures on this trip. No wonder I go through so many cameras.
Look forward to seeing you.
Love Alida
I'm glad that you had such an awesome adventure, but am also happy that you are back home! I thought the flowers from Teresa were real! They are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this beautiful trip with us. You make us feel like we are right there by your side!
Love Janice & Paul
Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSo lifelike.
Beeuutiful!
ReplyDeleteWow, I would have thought they were real.....amazing talent.
ReplyDeleteamazing....and edible too...
ReplyDeleteHi Alida & Marcel,
ReplyDeleteThis is Gerri (one of the "sisters" from California). I finally took the time to visit your blog - what fun. You had some wonderful photos and a lot of details I had already forgotten. It was like taking a 2nd vacation. I'm going to have to learn how to blog. It's so much more interesting than just a photo album (I think people run when they see me coming with mine).
It really was the trip of a life time for me and it looks like you had a great time, too. I'm still missing those desserts!
Gerri