Thursday, August 31, 2006

Back in the U.S.A!


We're now back home in the good 'ole USA! After a brief stay in Lima and then San Jose, Costa Rica, we got on a plane to head to Miami where the hurricane was. The plane landed fine, but they took way too long to get our luggage out, so we missed our flight. We finally got on another flight to Dallas and then another to San Diego and landed in San Diego after 3 attempts to land because of the low fog. But now we're home! Pretty soon we will be traveling again around the US to visit a few friends and family, but it is great to be home.

And now for the top 10 reasons we are happy to be back home:
10. We can carry on conversations with almost anyone we meet because they will speak the same language.
9. We no longer have to do currency conversions in our heads before making a purchase.
8. We no longer have to watch our pockets and bags with fear that someone might rob us.
7. Friends and family! We can pick up the phone and call anytime!
6. No more crappy hostels.
5. No more unpacking and repacking every day or so.
4. We don't have to be with each other 24/7.
3. We will have reliable hot showers every day.
2. Everywhere we go, local people will not see dollar signs on us.
1. We can throw toilet paper in the toilet instead of in the trash!

4 comments:

katie said...

WELCOME HOME!! (your #1 on the list is my biggest justification for not traveling abroad (or to mexico)! :)

Anonymous said...

Welcome back. We've greatly enjoyed following your trip on these pages. Looks like you had a great experience.

Anonymous said...

Yea!!!! Glad you're back safe and sound!!! :-)

Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful adventure! :-)

Anonymous said...

Welcome back. Relative to: "7. Friends and family! We can pick up the phone and call anytime!" what is your new telephone number? - Glen and Sandee