Trip Home

Well I made it back to Cajamarca yesterday.  I was very excited to return and feel like it's my home.  Interestingly, I found it more difficult to leave my family and friends this time around, unlike during winter break.  I think it has to do with realizing that we have spent a year away and this is actually is going to be my life for a long while.  It is not an experiment.   It also connects with the amazing feeling I had when I got back to my simpler life in Cajamarca.  I have emotionally accepted that this is my home.  Not necessarily Cajamarca, but living abroad, traveling, and experiencing the world from a different perspective.

Don't get me wrong, I love my family and friends and enjoy every minute experiencing their presence.  I will continue to miss people and long for my family and friends that can't be replaced.  I am however, falling into this lifestyle very easily and feel like I am on the correct course.

Surprisingly we didn't use our "good" camera at all and only have a few pictures from the I-phone and from others.  Here are some of the highlights from my trip.  I am sure Kerry will have a different perspective and of course different pictures when she returns in a couple of weeks....

We arrived and immediately went to Sobelman's for the burger that I was longing for for a long time.  A very nice tradition...

Shannon and Kieran  

The world cup puzzle we brought back for the kids. 

 

Our welcome home signs!

In line for Goliath!!!

Shannon got so crazy I had to cage her for a while.

At batman at Six Flags.

Getting ready for the trip to the cottage 

Retrieving the new Aqua Patio

Lunch with the family.

I didn't make it for the Kessler shots at Vandy's

Watching Shannon's game....

Photo bomb!!

Golf at Old Hickory

Watching Kieran's game.

Our Anniversary.

My beautiful bride..

The Clum's at the cottage.

Heading to Minocua

Kayaking with Tom.

Heading back for final visits....

Kopps...  Video to follow.....

Farewell visit...

Peter and his new golf clubs.

Heading home!!

All packed up for the kayak trip!

So I have been up being the Minocqua , Wisconsin for the past week. The weather is been very rainy and continues to be so.

Chris is on his way up to the cottage and will spend the evening here. Tomorrow morning we leave at seven to catch our shuttle that will take us to where we put in for a kayaking trip.

A look at the weather confirms that we will have a wet three days of camping and kayaking.

Here are my supplies all packed up and waiting to get loaded into the car for the final trip to the shuttle.

We will put in at 9 mile landing on the Flambeau River and ride that to Flambeau Adventures, LLC about 50 miles downstream.

Tomorrow we plan to go about 15 miles, Tuesday we will go about 20 miles, and Wednesday we will finish with two class 2/3 rapids before pulling out and returning home.

I will race home and pick up my niece Shannon for a Six Flags adventure on Thursday.  Friday and Saturday we pack and Sunday we head up to the cottage for our final two weeks in United States.