Home Again!

 After leaving Newkirk, we drove to Nashville on Sunday.  On Monday we came on to Durham where we stopped for the night in order to have the car serviced the following morning.  Yes, we have driven 10,000 miles in the past six weeks.  When the work was done, Trish and I headed to the Raleigh Farmers’ Market and then on to get the 4:30 pm ferry.

Once on the ferry, we feel that we are back home even though the ride from Swan Quarter is nearly three hours.  We are free from the telephone, the internet, and all sorts of other intrusions into peacefulness.  More than this, this time of year we get a sunset near the end of the trip.

I had been napping in the car when suddenly Trish said, “Look!”  Here is the scene as we watched from the car.

The sun shown brilliantly above the slick calm water.  It was a welcome home for sure.

As we watched the sun sink toward the water, knowing that we would watch it all the way down, suddenly some little clouds organized themselves out of nowhere.  Rather than ruining the scene, they actually gave us a different and beautiful ending to the day as they crept up to meet the sun before it reached the water.  A perfect end to a long drive home!