Yes....the sun is setting on this particular journey. At the beginning of this adventure, our anticipation was all about the destinations we would see and the things we would do. But at some point, it started to be more about the people we have come to know and will miss so much. This last entry is dedicated to all of you who have left indelible footprints on our hearts....
Chuck with Jo and Greg, our Australian friends, in hot and steamy Fiji.
John and Judith....who taught us everything we know about Samuel Cunard!
Don trying to discourage those danged Australian flies in the Yarra Valley.
NanSea and Rita Moreno in Sydney.....remember her in West Side Story?? (She received an Oscar at the Academy Awards for her part!)
Ruthanne and Larry at the Great Barrier Reef.
"The bug guy" cooked up some tasty Australian locusts....and Larry was willing to share!
Ahhhh....Larry-san!
On a slow boat to China....after dinner on Lamma Island off Hong Kong.
Dennie
Chuck with some of his Singapore friends!
Deric and Heather....helping the Captain navigate.
Our favorite Guard Monkey in Agra, India.
At the mountain with Heather, "the Chrisses" and Mohammed!
Marilyn and Don, "When in Oman....do as the Omanis..... "
Playing dress-up with Deric, Heather and "the Chrisses"!
Just chillin' with Leo and Reet! (and Reet's watercolor of the Taj Mahal!)
"The Chrisses" having fun at The Country Fair!
Damon and Barbara dancing in the Plaka....
....and Larry and Dan dancing at the dinner table!
"The Greecers" in the Athens train station....after just a bit of ouzo....
Ron and Barbara from Inverness....friends from the Captain's table!
So long, Deric!
Larry....filming us all for posterity!
NanSea and half of "the Chrisses" modeling yet more samples from NanSea's sunglass collection! (That's Gaudi's Sagrada Familia in the background.....Barcelona....)
Stan and Marie-Odette....we'll work harder on our French next time....
We're regressing....our rooms are beginning to have that dormitory look!
Leo and Reet at the ball
Good-bye Alistair!
Jean-Louis and Claudia
Parting is such sweet sorrow....
The last view of "our home" as we leave Southampton on Queen Mary 2.
Regressing still further....having a pajama party on Queen Mary 2!
One last wine tasting! Cheers!
Our last formal dinner on Queen Mary 2! I'm betting it's a long time before any of us jump into these outfits again!! (Except for Chuck, who'd already retired his tux....)
....and just a few of our kitchen staff! (It's no wonder reentry is so difficult!)Thanks for all the terrific memories! We love you all!!
