Home Sweet Home and those famous green fields!

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Entry Trip End Dec 10, 2009

  Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Thursday, December 10, 2009

The flight home was probably one of the scariest flights we had gotten funnily enough.  Taking off was a bit rough and a little bit into the flight the plane seemed to drop a bit from the sky.  We must have hit strong wind head on but it was terrifying.  I think everyone got a fright.  I was nervous for the rest of the flight back willing us to get there soon and in one piece.  Coming over the Irish Sea and seeing Ireland for the first time was just weird.  It was covered in a thick blanket of cloud whereas it had been a gorgeous clear sunny day in London.  As we came into land the greeness of the fields really struck us.  Its not something you notice living here but if you go away for a spell and have seen many other different landscapes it really stood out to us. While away seeing so many countries I (Ror) really began to appreciate how lovely our country can be with all the scenery and greenery-  when at home its not something i really would think of but when away you really begin to appreciate how beautiful it is.   The plane touched down and we were both a bit nervous if you could call it that - we were feeling so many emotions really.  Our packs came out on the carosel for the last time- it was a mixture of emotions picking up our bags one last time.  We had travelled for so long with so many memories that it almost flashed the whole trip before me when picking up the bags. After a quick questioning at customs we headed out the sliding doors to our posse waiting for us with banners, flowers and balloon.  Ror caught a bit of it on camera so we could round off the footage and we said hello to everyone who were all excited to see us.  We were seperated for the first time in ages as I went in car with my parents and Ellie and Ror with his which was really strange but not for long as we went up to Rors house for tea.


(Shar)I think I have learned so much from the trip, both about myself and others.  You see so many different countries, cultures and many situations to make you happy and sad etc.  You meet so many new and different people and make some great friends from it all - it's an experience that we have shared with them and more importantly shared together and that's something we can take with us forever.  It's an experience that I think is invaluable.  In the length of time we were away we experienced more than possibly you could in a lifetime of visiting so many different places and so much more than we would have experienced at home in many ways.  It really makes you see what is important in life and I hope that stays with me even after I get back into the routine and life that is living in Ireland.

(Ror) For me, the trip was an amazing whirlwind of an adventure.  It was full of so many emotions and memories.  In the end, homesickness got the better of me and i had reached my max amount of travel time i feel.  Ive always been a homebird but love seeing new and amazing places.  It daunted me, and Shar i think, in the beginning but once we got on our way we  tore it up.  It was such an experience to travel the world so far and to do it as a couple was amazing.  Seeing so many places,  seeing the ways of life for so many different people and experiencing things that most people will never get to experience was just incredible.  The trip was just outstanding in so many ways-  when i look back and see what we did it literally blows me away and its hard to believe we actually did all that we did.


Some of the memories:

Perito Moreno glacier................................mindblowing
Hiking the Inca Trail..................................unforgettable
Shar falling off the bike in Paraty...............sore but hilarious
22km 1 day hike in Galapagos..................tearful
Mining in Potosi, Bolivia...........................dynamite
Altitude sickness in Bolivia.......................painful
Snorkelling with sealions in Galapagos......incredible
Skydiving in New Zealand.........................exilerating
Queenstown and Milford Sound................ stunning
Road tripping NZ and Oz..........................fun times
Whitehaven beach, Whitsundays..............paradise
Ayers Rock tour......................................amazing
Making a profit from Robbie Fowler............classic
South East Asian markets.......................same, same...but different
Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia............horrific
Tubing in Vang Vieng, Laos......................buckets
Being ripped off in Ho Chi Minh City..........gutting


Our Round the World Trip 2009.................PRICELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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