AROUND THE WORLD 2016 As we see it thru our eyes.

A true voyage of a lifetime, our magnificent Around the World journey came to a close this weekend as Insignia returned to Miami and our world travelers departed for home.  It was a sad day.  But the most suggested quote was "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.  That is just what we are doing. 
We left from Miami Fl. U.S.A. on January 04, 2016 and got off in Miami on July 01, 2016.  Our total distance for this amazing "Around The World Voyage" was  46,501 Nautical Miles.  So a nautical mile (sea mile) is 1.15 Land mile. 
We made it safely to Canada on Sunday Morning at 1:20am after leaving the ship on Friday in Miami, driving to our Village in Largo, going to Costco to cash a rebate cheque.  Then  Bob got our battery in our car hooked back up.  Return the Car rental.  Went back to our unit in FV grabbed all our stuff that was already in bags to take home.  On the Road to go home by 8pm. Friday night.  Driving 1400miles was very hard due to lack of sleep and burning eyes.  I think it was our adrenaline that keep us motivated. We both new it was going to be a bad weekend due to the Canada Day and 4th of July holidays, traffic will be huranduss.  But is really wasn't that bad. 
Today is Wednesday July 06 and all of our bags have arrived back home.  They came yesterday.  I have 1 more to unpack.  The weather is very warm now around mid 80's.  So we are trying to get moved back over to the cottage.  The condo is definality in a uproar.  Also we are really having withdrawels from the ship life. I have already burnt toast the first morning we were here. Yesterday we went grocery shopping ugh hate it but we keep seeing our ship worldies, coarse it wasn't them it was local people.  We feel that we are jetlagged but we are not maybe ship lagged.  So overwhelming.   Listlessness, no energy, no motivation, hard to focus, exhausted.  Took a nap yesterday just because....

Can you see us Leslee pink shirt  left side Bob lime green shirt middle

Middle of this shot...

loved this quote.

So for all you Thank you for traveling with us on the amazing journey of our life.

As we have said many times before.  Get out and see this AMAZING WORLD  we live in.

  Leslee & Bob

Day 181 July 01, 2016 ~ END OF CRUISE Docked in Miami Florida U.S.A.

Canada day in 2016 is on a Friday so won't have to take a day off to make Canada day a long weekend! (Unlike last year when it was on a Wednesday).
Canada Day celebrates the birthday of Canada. On July 1, 1867 Canada became a new federation with its own constitution by signing the Constitution Act - formerly known as the British North America Act.
Canada Day is a national statutory holiday celebrated in all provinces and territories and it is a day off for most businesses. There is, of course, a lot more to Canada Day but the purpose of this page is only to give you a date and a brief history.
So we have till the 04 of July to get home.  Will sum up the final remakes when we get home...

gathering the luggage.  On to Largo for a quick change of cars, shut our unit down and drive home...