Homeward Bound...

After a very long wait, a few creepy people and a few shopping bags later I boarded my final plane before I would be in South Africa, the rainbow nation.  It was amazing getting on the airplane, I meet quite a few South Africans on their way to see family they had been separated from. They each had some garment of clothing on representing our country. They were also so friendly and helpful. As I have mentioned before as a 5’3’’ girl it’s sometimes hard to reach the over hard bin on the plane, without even asking for help the guys offered to help and shelved my carryon luggage.

Homeward Bound (with amazing memories)

Once seated I was ready to get going. Shannon was meeting me at the airport again and I was super excited to see her after 2 months of life changing experiences I wanted to share my stories with someone I knew. Another exciting thing was I was going to meet Lee’s parents for the first time.

My "sister" Lee and I

After a lovely night at Shannon’s (we went to a fire circle where we met other fire and belly dancers) I got my stuff together…again, and waited to meet Lee’s parents. Duncan and Beverly are the kind of people that would do anything of anybody, they are people that you feel blessed to have in your life…and I knew that from the first moment I meet them. Lee’s brother Nathan and his girlfriend (now fiancé Kelly) were also there. I have to admit I was a little intimidated, but I fitted in really well and enjoyed relaying stories of our crazy times in Mumbai, Patnem, Port Blair and in between.

Beverly and Duncan (in the front) Nathan with Kelly (on his Right) and Lee and I together

After arriving in Pietermaritzburg (we dropped everyone off before Duncan drove me down to Durban to my dad’s house) I showed everyone pictures of our time aboard Katrine…and crazy coincidence, we figured out that Duncan shared a mutual friendship with a guy my grandparents were close to.  Then we realized that when my grandparents had been building Katrine (in a squash court, in Pietermaritzburg) Duncan had been to their farm with Ian and had seen the boat being built…the same boat his daughter would sail in almost 7 years later…something’s are just meant to be, I guess J

Lee and I abroad Katrine