Pati and Beebee are home again.
It is cold at home, especially compared with where they have been for the last month. There has been an abrupt change from 40 degrees Celsius to 40 degrees Farenheit. Well, that's only a slight exaggeration: the temperature in Phuket was 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) while the temperature at home is 42 degrees Fahrenheit (5.5 degrees Celsius). (For the record, they had experienced 40 degree Celsius temperatures during the trip.) While they were in India, Pati and Beebee had mailed home their winter jackets to reduce the amount of luggage to carry, so walking out into barely-above freezing weather was somewhat bracing.
They were met at the airport by their makal (daughter), whom they had missed a lot, and and quickly stuffed into the car for the trip home. (Yes, they had taken too much luggage!)
Their first meal after the flight was grilled chicken tacos at Cafe Rio in Sterling, Virginia. They had not seen tacos on any menu for two months, and that was the immediate craving.
They have been forgiven by the kitties for their long absence.
They are trying to remember what their normal routines were before the trip. They are estatic to be able to use the WaterPik again and to use regular tap water for brushing teeth, without worrying about stomach problems from swallowing the water.
They are pleasantly surprised by their blooming flowers (daffodils and hyacinth) and by the green shoots on the climbing rose.
They plan to look at the thousands of pictures and videos they took during the trip. Surely there will be a large subset of very good images!
They had a very good trip, but they are also very glad to be home again.
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During the same time period, Big Bro experienced -2(C) / 28(F) to 87(F) / 30(C) by just opening the apartment front door. Think Dallas, Texas.
ReplyDeleteWelcome home :-)