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This is the post I wrote on my way home from the cruise. Evidently I got distracted and never finished it. I will wrap it up and send it along today, Almost two weeks later.

The cruise was fun but now it's done. It is Saturday evening and Im in the Dulles Washington airport waiting to fly to Atlanta. The ship docked in Boston's harbor early this morning(Saturday June 8th) where I took a bus to the airport. I was able to get my flight changed to an earlier one so I will make it home to sleep in my bed. ( And I did!)

Picking up where I left off, Thursday found us in Halifax Nova Scotia . I had considered not getting off the ship because I was tired and had no specific attraction awaiting. But with a beautiful day appearing on a picturesque seaport town, I ventured in. A highlight was a public garden in bloom.  Friday's highly anticipated Bar Harbor visit was deflated by wet, cold, rain and fog. We did take Oli's Trolley through Acadia National Park. The guide was fun and informative but the view was dampened. We chose not to linger long and returned to free food and warmth on the ship. Did I mention instead of the usual gangplank we were ferried to shore by tender (lifeboats!) 

We finished our cruise with a meal in the dining room that featured the kitchen staff's farewell walk and some "rock and rolling." This is where I say thank God for Bonine anti-nausia meds and patches. We felt the boat swaying only the last couple of days since the early part of the trip was not in open water. 

I am grateful for this opportunity. I enjoy my travel companions and we saw and experienced some great things. It was nice to step back from the normal pace and responsibilities. I enjoyed being waited on and the bounty of food to experience. 

I did realize that although one can remove herself from routine and responsiblity, she can't remove herself from herself. It was an introspective week and i'm grateful for things that I discovered about myself. It is my desire to be more confident in who I am, my wants and desires, and to stand up and use my voice based on those things. Incidents during the trip made me realize my tendency to be a follower and as the week progressed I worked on taking the initiative to do things that I really wanted to. I thoroughly enjoyed my traveling companions and hope that perhaps in the future, we can do something like it again.

I have over three hundred pictures but I will try to just share a few here. Some day there may be a photo album with a choice eighty favorites should you ever want to see more.