Home Sweet Home

Well 24 hours after I woke up on the Royal Caribbean Brilliance, I am back in the USA! What a trip! I think it is easy to forget the effort traveling takes, not to mention the patience. It has literally been 24 hours since I woke up and started my day. My flights have been great and on time, the waiting has been comfortable since I am able to take advantage of the lounges, but 24 hours is a long time no matter how you look at it!

I did sleep about 3 hours on the plane from Frankfurt so that has helped. But when I arrived and waited almost an hour for baggage at Dulles that never arrived I thought my patience was gone. I stood in line at the counter to find out it was delivered to another terminal, the best scenario I could have hoped for I guess, so that was another 1/2 hour of waiting for it to appear. Finally it did and i decided to just check it through to Denver rather than drag it to the hotel and back in the morning.

I took a taxi to the hotel, a little luxury, well deserved at this point, rather than waiting for the shuttle. And now I am calling it a night and heading to some much needed rest. Luckily the weather is beautiful here so once again my luck has prevailed.

My arrival home is with mixed emotions. As happy as I am to have this long journey almost over, it is hard to face going home and being alone now. The trip was such an adventure, and as always there is a let down and that will now be combined with my holiday blues. Oh well, I will focus on the pictures of the trip!

Happy Holidays to all of my readers! May your new year be filled with joy and adventure! Here's to a great 2010!