Gemini Loop: Home Again! We Crossed Our Wake!

What an adventure! And the end was a wonderful as the other parts!

We left the Savannah Yacht Club and headed down our creek. As we got a little closer, we could see a welcoming committee on the dock. Family and friends showed up with Mimosas and a sign to welcome us home. Chris and Remy surprised us by being there too! It was so good to see everyone and to be tied up at our own dock.

Our gold "looper" flag had arrived - the one that says we completed America's Great Loop. Chris handed it up to us for the photo op. We will have it on permanent display soon. Eventually we all parked on the porch for more Mimosas and some snacks. Everyone left fairly early - I think they knew we were pooped!

Now it's back to reality... unloading the boat, doing laundry and going about all the things that land-based people do. Steve was not happy to discover that it takes $85 to fill the truck with gas! Our next project will be deciding where to live and sorting through two households of stuff! I think I would rather stay on the boat!

We have had an awesome adventure! We have seen beautiful places, learned geography firsthand and visited historic places. People always ask us what our favorite part has been. They usually mean which location was our favorite. While we do have some favorite spots, our favorite part has been the people. There is a stack of "boat cards", the boater's equivalent of a business card, in our boat. It represents most of the people we have met. Some of these people have become very good friends. Some have been "loopers" and some have not - some have not even been boaters. They have come from all walks of life and all areas of the country. With the boaters, we have shared experiences, meals, drinks and docks. We have shared wonderful conversations. Almost everyone we met along the way has been "good people".

Many of these "good people" will be coming through Savannah and visiting our dock. We look forward to seeing them! Eventually we will get back "out there" too, but there is much to do at home first.

Thank you for joining us on our adventure. We were glad to have you along! Although we were having a blast, we knew that we had the support of our family and friends. Some of you joined us along the way, some joined us by way of the blog only. We appreciated having you with us... We love you all!

Beth, Steve and Ryder