It's been a little more than two months since we touched down on American soil for the first time since January 20th of '09, but it's felt all along as if our trip hadn't really ended: the stops were all temporary, even when they lasted for several weeks, and the daily clothing choice still came down to what was in the luggage.
That's about to change. After interludes with our families, stops in New York and San Francisco, a quick side trip to Boston, a return to paradise for a few weeks, and some holiday visiting, we're back in San Francisco for at least a couple of months. Just yesterday we rented a SOMA apartment on a short-term lease, so by the beginning of the week we should be able to get at least some of our things out of storage and begin re-entering a more "normal" life. Now all we need is some income!
I'm not sure either of us is truly ready to admit that the adventure is over, but the turning of the New Year is helping force that realization upon us. Moving into semi-permanent digs will reinforce it. We're still deferring the biggest decisions - like which city will be our permanent home - until we get further into the job hunt, and yet all of that seems inevitable in a way it didn't a few months ago when we were sitting in a Land Rover in the Sabi Sands Reserve in South Africa watching a leopard on the hunt.
I still have more to say about our trip, as well as more photos to post, so I plan to keep this blog alive, although whether the posting will be as frequent as it was when we were on the road is hard to say at this point. More on that soon.
