From Venice to London

November 14

Image 1- The view from the plane flying from Venice to London

With the alarm clock ringing, Saturday started for us at 3am in Venice. We caught our 6am flight to London Gatwick Airport and then from there took the train to my parents’ place in Thornton Heath in the London Borough of Croydon. After hugs Mom made breakfast for us and then we spent much of the rest of the day visiting. We stopped only to have an hour and a half nap, around midday, and to enjoy a meal of curry that I had purchased. The evening ended with dad and mom treating us to a delicious meal at a local Turkish restaurant.

It was with sadness that I went to bed knowing that in the morning we would be heading to the airport and saying our final goodbyes before departing for Canada. In my mind I kept thinking to myself that just a week earlier our entire family had been together in Sierra Leone goofing off and reconnecting and now it was over. I am all too aware that it is unlikely that we will ever all be together in Sierra Leone again. It was a once in a lifetime trip!

R.W.