The Last Post!

Wowsers!! I really left the blog hanging! Basically we left Thailand (after having some custom clothes tailored and having thai massages- I would highly recommend both!) and flew into Hong Kong. HK was massive and full of skyscraper sized apartment buildings. Plenty of shopping around too. We treated ourselves to a higher end hotel...Steve was still unable to eat much. We were mentally and physically exhausted and began arranging our flights home. We decided to not venture up to Northern China as we had had enough- enough haggling, enough language barriers, enough temples, enough illness- we knew we were ready to get home! I was an emotional wreck- happy to be getting home but crying that the trip was over. Looking back, I think my tears were tears of relief. Steve couldn't physically go on. He lost so much muscle in his arms and shoulders that he was in constant pain. I would venture around HK on my own to check out malls and the streets while he rested in the room. We went to Shenzhen in China for a day. The vendors grabbed me and yelled and it was complete chaos. Steve bargained for a cute wallet for me and I finally got a knock off Jimmy Choo purse. steve got himself an electric razor. The day here confirmed our decision of not having the drive to get to the North.
Let me tell you that every airline we dealt with on this trip was fantastic- except for the one and only Air Canada. They are horrible!!! Nothing but a run around with them and then paying dearly to change our flight from San Fran to Vancouver.
We were more than happy to be home- and still are! We are blessed to live in Canada- but seeing what we saw was completely amazing! A day hasn't passed that I haven't thought about or reflected on our most amazing adventure!
While sick in bed in Thailand, I found our 'dream house' on the MLS. As soon as we got to Vernon we went and checked it out (thankfully it was still for sale!) and we have purchased it! Perhaps living out of the back pack for so long made us a little nutty and we were anxious to plant some roots!
We are back at work now and Steves muscle pain has disappeared and his bum has reappeared! He still has muscle to gain but he is feeling and looking much better.
Thank you all for following us through the blog. Thank you for the emails. And thanks for putting up with poor phone connections when we called.
I'm still trying to find the words to summarize our trip. I get the tears in my eyes. For now, what I know for sure is if you get the chance to live the dream- do it!
Over and Out,
Love BJ