Family Travels

Tomorrow we leave for Belize City, the airport, Houston, then back to Seattle. It's been a wonderful trip. I think we achieved our goals. Elena and Jarrett saw that life in most of the world isn't at all like life on Bainbridge Island. They saw some things they thought were better than at home, and some things they're now more grateful they have at home. They heard lots of Spanish and other foreign languages, and got comfortable getting by with some Spanish of their own. They had several once-in-a-lifetime adventures. They adapted to varied conditions and they toughed it out when they needed to. They learned a lot about other people, history and nature. We spent a lot of quality time together and took care of each other when we most needed to. Lori and I took care of our foreign travel itch. We couldn't ask for more. Next post from the comfort of our home on Bainbridge Island!