WE ARE HOME, at last

It seems so long ago we were called to come to Halifax asap. Here we are a week later and it has been a round trip. Zac is doing great. He was moved to a semi-private room, is mostly lucid, is very hungry - a good sign that he is on the mend. But, he is also very weak and must slowly build up his body again. Yesterday (Saturday, March 6th) was a beautiful, sunny day in Halifax so we decided to take one day and explore. Since we were so close, we chose to go to Peggy's Cove. Just a short distance from Halifax (45 minutes). We started out at Tim Horton's and got a cup of tea, a muffin each and then headed out on another adventure....

The landscape is from some science fiction, very barren yet hauntingly beautiful. The soft curves of the time worn rocks. The contrast of some nature-made Inukshuks against the blue sky. Peaceful and very windy.. I attempted to get closer to the lighthouse but the wind was blowing so strong that I was almost blown off my feet so I abandoned my destination and April and I went into the little gift shop instead. No wind in here. After we wandered around the shop for a while, it was time to continue on our way.

April and I have a game we like to play called the Right Left game. One person drives and other gets to tell them where to go. April said left so we did a circle route from Halifax and back, just to see what we could. We encountered quaint little houses, beautiful scenery and no open restaurants...Good thing I remembered to bring water, some fruit and a knife. Picnic in the car looking out over the Atlantic Ocean.

We got back to Halifax by 3 pm and did a check on Zac, just in time to watch as he was wheeled passed us on his way to the ward on the 6th floor. No more ICU, no more pampering. And hopefully, no more bleeding and life and death situations. The doctor thinks if Zac continues with his recovery at the same speed as this last week, he should be home in Fredericton by the weekend (Mar 13th). WOW! All this is one week. I am totally amazed. Who would have thought???

We are so happy that this story has a happy ending. Now to see what the fund-raiser will bring and to watch Zac recover completely. It would be wonderful if he could play football again soon, but only time will tell if this will be possible.

Thank you for coming along on this rollercoast ride. We are so glad it is almost over so we can get on with some more fun exploring.

Next stop......Puerto Vallarta and this year, we are going to stay in an all inclusive in a little town north of Puerto Vallarta called Bucarius. TEN more days but who is counting?