13 August 2018
I have come full circle. I started my trip in California on 1 March 2018. I have driven 29,850 kilometres/18548 miles, a cruise from Vancouver to Alaska and completed my goal of visiting all 50 USA states. With a slight detour of a Transatlantic cruise to Barcelona from Florida and a drive through two provinces of Canada to meet up with Canadian cousins.
I have very mixed feelings about my Odyssey ending. The beautiful places I have discovered, the interesting, kind and loving people I have met, the memories I have made, the adrenaline, anxiety, excitement, happiness, wonder, awe, sadness leaving people, I feel privileged to have experienced all this and so much more than words can describe.
To everyone who has been part of my journey with me or through my blog, the people who would talk to me on the phone while I was driving to keep me awake, the people who opened their homes family and hearts to me, the people who encouraged me and made me feel I was doing something special, the people who made me feel special, and the people who supported my sons while I was on my journey, I thank you.
Hope to see you all again soon somewhere in the world. My door in Sydney is always open. Just check I am home first 🙂
To the most important people in my life, my gorgeous sons, Dion, thank you for holding the fort at home and Carlos for encouraging me to write this blog. I love you both, as Carlos would say “a thousand times more than the biggest number”.
Let’s see what adventure home has in store for me.
“Happiness is a journey, not a destination. For a long time it seemed to me that life was about to begin—real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life. This perspective has helped me to see there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So treasure every moment you have and remember that time waits for no one”.
ALFRED D. SOUZA writer, philosopher
“Your vibe attracts your tribe”.
“Those who wander are not always lost”. JRR Tolkien
Over 50 Aussie female solo traveller USA road trip and beyond 
What an amazing journey , welcome home love Dagmar
On Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 11:30 AM, Over 50 Aussie female solo traveller USA road trip wrote:
> Edi posted: “13 August 2018 I have come full circle. I started my trip in > California on 1 March 2018. I have driven 29,850 kilometres/18548 miles, a > cruise from Vancouver to Alaska and completed my goal of visiting all 50 > USA states. With a slight detour of a Transat” >
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See you Friday!!
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Edi, it was so nice meeting you going across the Atlantic and seeing the great pics you have posted. What an adventure!!!
I wonder where your next adventure will take you
All the best now and in your future travels
Steve&Joyce
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Thank you Steve and Joyce. I hope our paths cross again. Keep in touch
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Edi,
I enjoyed our talks even though our phones didn’t want to cooperate at times. I think we got to know each other better through our almost daily phone sessions. It is a shame our time on the Jewel came and went so swiftly.
The second leg of our Alaska trip was a letdown in comparison to the first with you, Abe, and Valentine. What a cool crew! Talk about the strangest mix of quirky!
I often have mentioned in several platforms how traveling (not travelling, haha!) enables you to not only see new lands, but more and most importantly, meet and experience new people. I am not sure what I believe about fate, paths crossing as part of some divine plan, or any of that mumbo jumbo. But I know my experience has made my world smaller in some way even though we are separated by 14 hours and thousands of miles. I can’t decide on a quote to explain it, so I leave you with this link it its entirety. You can decide which applies. You have great options!
https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/new_people
Plainly and succinctly put, you are welcome here in North Carolina, or anywhere we could meet again. I hope our time wasn’t used in vain.
I will miss our talks, our dancing at Spinnaker, our daily meetings in The Red Room, and our raising hell at Tsars. I will never forget the couple beside us one night clearly not having as much fun as we were–or anyone there for that matter. We shut that shit down nightly! And don’t forget our run-ins with swingers and their antics. Yuck!
I will end and leave you with the fact that I am now on Messenger because of you, I now have a legitimate friend in Sydney, and we are just a text/message away. Thanks for your time and deep down I know we will meet again.
You are my favorite old lady! 😉
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Even with the “old lady” crack I have approved this. Definitely keep in touch and the door is open in Sydney and my friends have invited you to Leura as well. Take care. Till next time
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