Farewell To Friends

After a 5 1/2 hour flight from HON to SAN and then another 4 1/2 hour flight from SAN to ORD, Peg and I have just completed our journey home. We walked in the door, realized we were back in the real world, and I decided I wasn't quite ready for the real world so I am writing one last blog entry that will officially end our vacation. If this is the first time you are seeing this blog, you need to scroll down several stories to the one that begins the vacation. The stories are in chronological sequence and were recorded as the days went by. The vacation entries start with our flight to San Diego and finishes right here. In between these entries, you will see a number of pictures that document our adventure. The pictures help illustrate the stories and show what it was like to be on this vacation. What probably is not perfectly clear in the pictures and stories is that we met and dined with 8 other people that we have never met in our life. The group is shown in this photo but the picture doesn't justly depict the fact that these are some of the best people you will ever meet. In our 10 days together we shared stories of life, of children, and other cruise experiences too.

One night in the theatre we saw comedian Norm Crosby on stage (now 80+ years old). He drew an analogy of how people on a cruise (that know nothing of each other) will sit together and talk, and by the end of the cruise become best of friends. He compared this to two similar people who pass each other on the sidewalk, look down, and wouldn't give each other the time of day if they asked. There is something about being on a ship.....

To Joe and Cookie, Ray and Denny, Chris and Janice, Jim and Donna, Aloha friends....and Mahalo for helping to make our dream vacation so wonderful!