The Journey Home

Eddie and Yoko took us to the airport.  Everyone else left much earlier than necessary on the bus.  Yoko and Eddie wanted to take us to Costco and have us not get up so early.  I did my usual final day run into a canyon.  I follow a pathway that leads me to a power plant.  When I get to the turn around, I look out at the valley, enjoy the beauty of the view, then ponder over whether this will be the final time for me to enjoy this view.

We enjoyed another great breakfast, then went off to Nagoya.  There is a Costco in Nagoya that they took us to.  It has a lot of similarities with the American Costcos, but there are some products that would not be found in America.  I noticed the pizza with prawns on it.  That sounded pretty good, but I doubt I'll ever find one in the US.

We made it to the airport in plenty of time.  There, we found our host.  I always enjoyed visiting with and getting help with translation from Mihoko.  She is always so friendly and helpful.  We waved to Eddie and Yoko until we were completely out of sight.  That made us both teary and grateful at the same time.  They were so good to us the entire trip.

 

The flight home was uneventful for travel, but was a wonderful part of the trip.  We didn't have video screens in the back of the seats and didn't realize until the end that we could have used our own devices to watch movies.  So, we rested some and talked a lot.  It was so enjoyable to learn more about Rebecca.  We got to know and appreciate each other much more than before on this trip and the flight home was great for learning more about who we are.

Now that we are home, it seems like the trip was just too short.  It's time to get back to real life instead of the dreamy trip we just had.  We are so lucky that we get to experience these trips!  As much as I enjoy real life, it was an incredible few days in Japan that will not be forgotten.