The Wanderer arrived back in the UK yesterday evening. We were able to watch the progress of her flight from Delhi to London Heathrow on Flight Aware website - not all the time of course but just to know where she was at odd moments during the day. The most frustrating part was the delay once the plane was over Heathrow when it circled twice and then went for a ride round various places in and around London including the area where the wanderer lives - pity she didn't have a parachute as it was half an hour before they were able to land!
She had apparently spent the last week of her trip to Nepal in Pokhara which looks wonderful from all the pictures I have seen on the internet though she said it had sadly been foggy a lot of the time. Do check out the link to seean interesting blog with photos.
So now I don't have to worry about her falling down a crevace or crashing into the mountainside flying into and out of Lukla airport or there being further earthquakes or anything but now it will be bombs and terrorists, vehicles whilst she is cycling to and from work and so on instead. I guess one never stops worrying once one becomes a mother.
I am looking forward to seeing her sometime and to hearing all about the places she has been and the people she has met.
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I'm glad your Wanderer has returned. Yes, being a mother means there's always concern. It's a balance, isn't it? Holding on and letting go.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if our mothers worried about us to the extent we do? I think nowadays there are far more things to be worried about than there were then.
ReplyDeleteSo glad she is safely home.
I know mine did although never about me trekking in the Himalayas or traveling to the other side of the world! But she never tried to stop me doing whatever it was that worried her of course.
DeleteHope she stays around long enough to enjoy Christmas with you.
ReplyDeleteFantastic! A wonderful experience for her and another one you have survived. Wonder what she will dream up next ?......and no, it never ends !
ReplyDeleteSo glad she has returned safely, I hope you enjoy hearing about her wonderful adventures.
ReplyDeleteNow you can truly relax. Glad she's home safe and sound. I guess we are mothers for the rest of our lives, no matter how grown our children are. Have a very lovely Christmas and New Year there in your beautiful country.
ReplyDeleteA mother's worrying is NEVER done! But at least she is home, how lovely for you. Lxxx
ReplyDeleteYou (and the Wanderer) may be interested in my nephew's photographic blog http://worldsenz.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Nepal
ReplyDeleteLovely photos and I will pass the link on to the Wanderer.
DeleteI am glad for you that the wanderer is safely home. I have always been a worrier - it has been passed down to me from generation to generation. When visiting the zoo my Nan always used to say to me 'don't put your finger in the cage' and I never have!!!:-)
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