And here we are...

You know, it's weird.  It seems like a year since we were in Nice, yet it seems like hardly any time since we were last sitting here in our own lounge.  We have had a wonderful trip, but it seems slightly surreal now that we are home - just like it seemed surreal just before we left that we were going to be on the other side of the world for a month.
It was so great to get home and see Dan though.  Unfortunately, we were forward booked onto the wrong connecting flight when we were in San Fran, so poor Dan turned up at the airport for the flight we were supposed to be on and left about 5 minutes before we actually arrived thinking he must have missed us.  He had just arrived home when we rang to see if he was coming to pick us up - we were so tired, we hadn't noticed that we were on a different flight to the one in the itinerary until it was too late to call him.
Anyway, it was so great to see him finally that I'm afraid to say I burst into tears - thankfully it isn't such a spectacle to see a crying woman at an airport so not too embarrassing for him lol.

Kathy, Sarah, Tim and Josie popped around this afternoon and it was so great to see them. The T-shirts all fitted and Kath looks fab in her red beret! Kristin came round in the evening and brought us some flowers, so I have been able to try out these really cool water balls that we got in Camden Market.  They look like tiny beads when you get them, but you hydrate them in water and use them in vases instead of water - cool huh!
It was so wonderful to see the people I really missed - it's seeing them and talking to them that makes you happy to be back from an adventure rather than sad that it's over huh.  Tomorrow I'm back at work, so I'm looking forward to seeing everyone there too - although not the work so much lol, I've become quite accustomed to not being inside at a desk.
Anyhoo, back to work it is and in a short while we will begin planning our next adventure so that we have something new to aim for.  Brett and Aarron have just secured their first contract, a small one, but a beginning none-the-less.  Now that we have had our trip, the timing will be much better to really get stuck in and get their new business cranking without him having to plan around being overseas.  He is off to work with Aarron today and has a busy week lined up for him, but we are happy that he only had to spend a little time working while we were away.

Thank you Chris and Al, Toni and Tony for joining us on this most Excellent Adventure.  It was such fun to be able to share the amazing things we saw and did with some great friends - even if it did mean that this is the first holiday I have ever taken where I put on weight instead of losing it!  All those French late evening dinners and bottles of wine decided they would like to come home to NZ with me lol.
Thank you Gaynor, Harry, Zach and Riley for having us to stay, it was so great to have a relaxing time and a lot of laughs with 'family' at the end of our busy time in France. It is never long enough of course and we really, really hope we will see you here next year.  We would love to see you on our side of the world before we are next on yours.
Thank you Simon for being such a great London host, again. Make sure that you take us up on the offer of our spare room before too long, I will let everyone know that you're coming so they will all be on your back if you don't lol. Thank you Lenka for helping Simon with ideas for our 'options' and for your company, it was a pleasure to meet you and we look forward to seeing you again.
Thanks everyone here in NZ for keeping in touch while we have been away, it was reassuring to know that we were still conntected, despite being so far away. We hope that you enjoyed sharing our journey with us, we know that we stirred memories for some who have been before and inspiration for some who haven't. We look forward to sharing some of your own Excellent Adventures.