Good to be home

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

It was sure great to get home and get hugs from Laura. It was also so good to be in our own bed last night. What a blessing to have been able to travel to the other side of the world and into the Southern Hemisphere to see God’s wonder and creation.

We want to thank everyone who helped make this travel opportunity possible. The doctors and staff of Raymond Animal Hospital did a great job holding down the fort while we are gone so we had no worries!

Our hosts in Australia, David, Carolyn, and Margaret provided us with great places to stay as well as transportation, acted as tour guides, fed us and transport to and from the airport. We are very thankful for their hospitality and friendship and also for our dear friends, Kevin and Gail for making sure we made it back to Concord after spending time with them in Sydney. Thanks to Andy, Pastor Bryan, and Bryan the younger for airport transport to and from Logan. And thank you to our family and friends who kept us in their prayers during our trip.

As we try to get our feet back on the ground and recover from jet lag, we reflect on our trip. People ask us what was most memorable or our favorite part of the trip. Of course, it was great to catch up with our friends in Australia but it was also wonderful to be able to spend time together.

One of the most memorable activities was the flight over Mount Aspiring National Park to Milford Sound. It turned out we had a private tour guide and flight as well as a gorgeous day. The fiord cruise at Milford Sound was amazing along with it. The paragliding over Queenstown will also be a great memory. We have dvds of us sailing over the town. Being able to get up close and personal with some of the wildlife: koalas, kangaroos,fur seals, kookaburras, butcher birds, parrots, and much more is also a fond memory. We will put one more slideshow up of our favorite sights.