October 12 -- Last day in London

It was so hard to get up this morning.

We are pretty sure the trains ran right under our hotel.

Last night, I was super frustrated with the flat pillow, the fact that we had to leave today and that I was pretty sure I could hear train........

I called the front desk for another pillow--and I was able to go to sleep pretty quickly.

We woke in the morning and got ourselves all packed up ready to leave, left our luggage at the front and went for a walk.

We walked from Paddington to Hyde Park.  Made our way to Kensington Palace.

That little Prince George is mighty tough to find....

We walked around through the Embassy homes and wandered back to Paddington.  We picked up our luggage and headed to the train.

It was time to go home...but I didn't want to leave.  I loved every minute of this vacation.  2 weeks of uninterrupted time with Kent, driving on the left, narrow roads, good food, museums, architecture...it was all so amazing.

We arrived at Heathrow with plenty of time to spare, had lunch (late) at Giraffe's and headed to our gate.

We took off at 5.54 pm on Saturday the 12th, we arrived in Vancouver at 6.04 pm on Saturday the 12th.  Technically our flight was 10 minutes long.

I loved that.

We took a cab to the ferry and got the 9 pm ferry home.  It was the toughest 90 minutes to stay away for.  We managed.  I had been up for over 24 hours by the time we got home.

Home.  I love my home.

It was so good to see Max, (and Nathan).

We drove over 3200 kilometers in the UK.  We flew 15 000 km from Vancouver to Heathrow and back.  We had a rocky ferry ride to Stromness.  3 cab drivers, several trains, a ton of buses, and TONS of walking.

Here is what I know to be true:

• I can't believe I have been so blessed as to have Kent with me as my bestie for 25 years.
• My post chemotherapy body behaves better when I have exhausted it with exercise.
• Magnesium is good for leg/foot cramps.
• Good stress is still stress--and it's good stress to be away from home and work.
• I can't sleep on flights.
• I missed my kids so much.
• I love the people of the UK.
• I can't wait to do it all over again.