TIME TO SAY GOODBYE…
This has been an incredible journey: I have been to 25 countries across 5 continents in 128 days, I have crossed the equator 4 times and have covered 45,400 miles from Fort Lauderdale, Florida and back. That translates to 1.6 times around the world. I have become accustomed to the daily motion of the ocean, I have set foot on idyllic islands; I have seen and experienced so much and learned a great deal about geography, people, different customs and myself! I feel I have a better understanding of global conditions and people around the world. I was constantly pinching myself to make sure that this was not a dream.
I have sailed through the Panama Canal, I have walked on rope bridges in the rain forest of Costa Rica, I saw kangaroos in Australia, saw the famous Borobudur Temple in Semarang, Indonesia, bargained in the markets of Hong Kong and Shanghai, saw the Terra Cotta soldiers in Xi’an, climbed the Great Wall in China and walked through Tienenman Square. I rode an elephant in Thailand and I marveled at the sight of the Taj Mahal in India. I gasped at the glitz, glitter and glamour of Dubai, and saw men at prayer in a huge mosque in Oman. I swam in the turquoise blue water of the Seychelles and survived the pirate attack on the Maersk Alabama which was docked next to us in the Seychelles. I bargained for wood carvings in Mombasa, Kenya and rode a gondola to the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town. I rode an ostrich in South Africa and saw penguins at the Cape of Good Hope. I rode an ATV on the sand dunes of the Nambid Desert in Namibia and saw Napoleon’s Tomb on St. Helena. I saw the remnants of the prisons on the French penal colony of Devil’s Island and listened to the music of the pan steel drums in Trinidad. I experienced a submarine ride to a depth of 150 feet in Bridgetown, Barbados and I collected shells on the beautiful beaches on the French island of St. Barts. But alas all good things must come to an end, and before I knew it, my amazing odyssey around the world was over. All that is left are treasured memories of new friends and a memorable trip.
I shall now say au revoir and thank those of you who followed my fascinating trip on my blog. See you soon!
Stela
This has been an incredible journey: I have been to 25 countries across 5 continents in 128 days, I have crossed the equator 4 times and have covered 45,400 miles from Fort Lauderdale, Florida and back. That translates to 1.6 times around the world. I have become accustomed to the daily motion of the ocean, I have set foot on idyllic islands; I have seen and experienced so much and learned a great deal about geography, people, different customs and myself! I feel I have a better understanding of global conditions and people around the world. I was constantly pinching myself to make sure that this was not a dream.
I have sailed through the Panama Canal, I have walked on rope bridges in the rain forest of Costa Rica, I saw kangaroos in Australia, saw the famous Borobudur Temple in Semarang, Indonesia, bargained in the markets of Hong Kong and Shanghai, saw the Terra Cotta soldiers in Xi’an, climbed the Great Wall in China and walked through Tienenman Square. I rode an elephant in Thailand and I marveled at the sight of the Taj Mahal in India. I gasped at the glitz, glitter and glamour of Dubai, and saw men at prayer in a huge mosque in Oman. I swam in the turquoise blue water of the Seychelles and survived the pirate attack on the Maersk Alabama which was docked next to us in the Seychelles. I bargained for wood carvings in Mombasa, Kenya and rode a gondola to the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town. I rode an ostrich in South Africa and saw penguins at the Cape of Good Hope. I rode an ATV on the sand dunes of the Nambid Desert in Namibia and saw Napoleon’s Tomb on St. Helena. I saw the remnants of the prisons on the French penal colony of Devil’s Island and listened to the music of the pan steel drums in Trinidad. I experienced a submarine ride to a depth of 150 feet in Bridgetown, Barbados and I collected shells on the beautiful beaches on the French island of St. Barts. But alas all good things must come to an end, and before I knew it, my amazing odyssey around the world was over. All that is left are treasured memories of new friends and a memorable trip.
I shall now say au revoir and thank those of you who followed my fascinating trip on my blog. See you soon!
Stela
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