A safe return home always feels good, until the reality sets in that the vacation is truly over. Preparing before a trip is busy but the anticipation awaits. After the trip, there is plenty of catching up and no looming excitement.
Just lots of mail to open, luggage to unload, laundry to sort, and meals to fix. And, with the holidays winding down there are Christmas lights and decorations waiting to be boxed up.
Those hammocks that were so plentiful in the Caribbean seem awfully far away today! Those naps we took on the tramp at the bow of the boat were a luxury indeed!
