If only we could 'play it' again, we would. Our 18day journey through North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida was absolutely perfect because, aside from Ben being ill for a couple of days, everything really worked out for the best.
We did loads of things including:
Playing Wii with Shawn and Cara in the wee hours of the morning
Celebrating Leah and Joel's beautiful and heartfelt wedding on the shores of Lake Junaluska
Dancing to pop music on a wooden porch under a dark night sky
Walking a pretty pug dog in the open-ended woods with Mimi in the Smoky Mountains
Driving with Jada, talking about birth and death and the bits inbetween in Sylva
Singing to children's music with Molly and Oscar in Asheville
Boating with Chris and Howie on Lake Norman, as Jack both drove and controlled the music
Visiting the White Water Centre in NC with Chris, so everyone - in their own way - could follow the mountain bike trails
Paddling with Lis over turtles and by cormorants drying their black open wings
Swimming in Rainbow Springs, which are crystal clear, with Jack and Jack
Wading through endless shallow waters in the gulf of Mexico, finding crabs and scallops and that days doing nothing else but being together are worthwhile
Staring at shuttles at the Kennedy Space Centre, even though it was closed
Admiring (what else can you do?) at surfacing and diving manatee as pelicans flew overhead
Talking politics and travel and alligators in swimming pools with Joan and Bob
Visiting with Jen, alligators, spiders and oh so many wading birds on Merritt Island
Chasing Jack around and up trees in Savannah, Georgia
Sleeping, and that's a precious word, as we flew over the Atlantic on our way home
Yep, we have to thank our friends, our dear friends, for making our return to the States just so memorable, so breathtaking, and just so worthwhile.
Cheers!
Robyn (Ben and Jack)
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